'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1578] (1733/1782)
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 British
Gvernmeut
steamer
" Comet, "
1880—189 i.
1880—1884.
1887—1889.
1578
Majesty's Government; bnt the new offleer was not invested wit,
consular powers. Tlie first occupant of the post thus seated w
Mr. J. C. Gaskm, who had been for a number of years em,.loved ,
the Government of India in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in different capac'iries • btf
it was suggested that his successors should be supplied from the
Levant
A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Consular service. ovarii
It will be remembered that so far back as 1868 it had been decided
o replace the Regency steamer " Comet " by a new vessel, and that in
69 authorisation for doing so had been obtained from the Porte but
that delay due to various causes supervened.
It was only in 1880 that it was at last decided to build a new vessel •
and m j 8 8 2 , before lt was ^ the " Comet " had become unservice.'
able. A steamer named the "London "was accordingly hired for th e
Resident s temporary use, but she foundered in the Shatt-al-'A K
Without reaching Baghdad; and, though efforts were made to obtl
r co ' ,1<1 beg '"'
or ne t omet , bu.lt at Bombay, was finished, it was found
that she had been made too large for the navigation of the Tigris-the
result was further delay. At last the new vessel wasreadv • her „ /
Rs. 93,494, towards which His Maiestv's Tn,» * ' WM
buted jE;i 000 • ^ T f 7 Government apparently contri-
ted td,000 , she was armed w.fh two Nordenfelt guns ■ and thp ,
am.bar name of "Comet" was perpetuated in her. T ^re wl
"c'o T" 0 tljt i ,T ner ln Whic ' h tbe re P Iacement of tte old bv the new 6
Comet would be received by the Turkish authorities but nermi '
ZZTt tf the POrte 011 C0,1,]iti0n that b0th -els'should nT" b
the ligns at the same time. The old "rnmpf " « j- ,
0P !' ^ ^ ^ ^ entered the
"IT 7' vojaee ' Colonel
and a vessel more suitable to the rivers of M r""-^ e ' SeWhere
Baghdad; bnt, as she could not be nt Us^ at "T 7" r PP "
(except at a great loss), and as Her MaW s GT' I ' 3Ce " ^
to be consulted regarding her cUsZTZi wouid have
the Government of India I n X r
the unsuitability of the "Comet " ! ^ 0l0ne, J Weedle ^marked on
launch. Which would be rZ^ ^ re P ,acem »t a steam
'vouM be more econom.oal and m ore useful. Afterwards,
length is now (1913) i 31 ell" 6^!° Boml>a3, ''° <i '""Keened in 1904-5. Her
8 feet 6 inches. In 1909 she was provided wTh 'i'' 1 !! 1 "' 18 " her d, ' au « hl 3 feet, to
protecting the bridge-deck, guns, and engine-room " ' l " pr0 " f Steel completely
j iiMicli for S
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lie Governn
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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).
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- 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.
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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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