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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1539] (1694/1782)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (1624 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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the Indian establishment, whose salary should be paid by the Indian and
Home Governments jointly in equal shares, should be attached to the
British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
at Baghdad to advise as to the works required and to
superintend their execution. This scheme was referred to the Govern
ment of India and to the Resident at Baghdad for opinion, but was
disapproved on its being pointed out by the latter authority that an
expenditure was involved which the Turkish Government would pro
bably be unable to meet, that the irrigation of the Sultan's private
domains would be affected, and that there would certainly be opposi
tion on the part of the Arab tribes.
The question of the employment of barges as adjuncts to the Euphrates
and Tigris S. N. Co/s steamers meanwhile remained undecided. Barges
were employed by them, but on sufferance only ; and in 1S92, on the
formation of the new Ottoman Navigation Company already mentioned,
the local representative of Messrs. Lynch, who were never backward
in pressing for increased facilities, suggested that the removal of a
restrictions on the use by them of barges might be sought ; but the
time was considerdby Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Constanti-
nopole to be inopportune for making such a request.
In 1899, on the ground of the impaired navigability of the river, the
Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Co. again moved for dxstact
permission to use barges in the low season or, preferably to he allowed to
emplov a third steamer. In June of that year Su- N. O . ouor Her
Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople, was J
obtaining, on the plea of a deterioration in the nav.gab.UtT of the 1.
whth the Turkish Government were unable to remedy, tissue o a
Vizirial letter to the Wall of Baghdad allowing the ™ 0 " Jith-
the British steamers In AngusUhe per— ^_
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when there was an accumulation or g '
and m writing. . though His Britannic Majesty's
The question thus remained though n could
Ambassador at Constantinople claimed that the perm.ss.on 0
uot be revoked, virtually « stalu quo ante. of carg0 .t
At the end of 1902 there was a oona .... ■ st eam Naviga-
Basrah due to the inability of the f P hrat - t L goods con-
tion Co., with restr .cted means of "j™ 8 ? 0 ' , t j ( . wer e received,
signed to then, for conveyance to Baghdad as ,«.ekU as they ^
Question of
the towing
of barges by
British
steamers,
1892-99.
Congestion
of cargo at
Basrah,
1902-03.
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Theses two volumes make up Volume I, Part IA and Part IB (Historical) (pages i-778 and 779-1624) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part 1A contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914. There is also a 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (page v-viii) and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (pages ix-cxxx), both of which cover all volumes and parts of the Gazetteer .
Parts IA and IB consist of nine chapters:
- 'Chapter I. General History of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (Part IA, pages 1-396);
- 'Chapter II. History of the ’Omān Sultanate' (Part IA, pages 397-629);
- 'Chapter III. History of Trucial ’Omān' (Part IA, page 630-Part IB, page 786);
- 'Chapter IV. History of Qatar' (Part IB, pages 787-835);
- 'Chapter V. History of Bahrain' (Part IB, pages 836-946);
- 'Chapter VI. History of Hasa' (Part IB, pages 947-999);
- 'Chapter VII. History of Kuwait' (Part 1B, pages 1000-1050);
- 'Chapter VIII. History of Najd or Central Arabia' (Part 1B, pages 1051-1178);
- 'Chapter IX. History of Turkish ’Iraq' (Part 1B, pages 1179-1624).
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part I has been divided into two bound volumes (1A and 1B) for ease of binding. Part 1A contains an 'Introduction', 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Trees' and 'Detailed Table of Contents'. The content is arranged into nine chapters, with accompanying annexures, that relate to specific geographic regions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The chapters are sub-divided into numbered periods according, for example, to the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The annexures focus on a specific place or historical event. Further subject headings also appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally at the bottom of the page to provide further details and references.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The sequence runs through parts IA and IB as follows:
- Volume I, Part IA: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 456. Total number of folios: 456. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 460.
- Volume I, Part IB: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 457, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 878. It should be noted that folio 488 is followed by folio 488A. Total number of folios: 423. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 427.
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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:130, 1:778, iv-r:iv-v, back-i, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, v-r:v-v, 779:1098, 1131:1146, 1099:1130, 1147:1484, 1489:1496, 1485:1488, 1497:1624, vi-r:vi-v, back-a-i
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