Handwritten account by Pelly of his travels to Riadh [Riyadh] and their relevance to the Royal Geographical Society

Mss Eur F126/64, ff 11-12

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 1865. 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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Content: The account provides background on the various travels across South Eastern Asia undertaken by Pelly as part of his duties to the British Government, his hope that his account could help the society with their desire to determine 'with scientific accuracy' the position of Riadh [Riyadh], the Capital of Nuyd [Najd], and a full account of the route to Riadh and what he learned.
Extent and format: 2 folios
It is part of: Papers relating to Pelly's expedition to Riyadh, including a draft of a talk given by him to to the Royal Geographical Society.
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Ref: Mss Eur F126/64
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Archival item

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Mss Eur F126/64, ff 11-12
Date(s): 1865 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Botany
Places: East AfricaArabian PeninsulaCentral AsiaBaroda StateIranKalat StateMysore StatePersian GulfRajputanaRiyadhRussiaSindUdaipur StateZanzibarGohadMuscat
People & organisations: Royal Botanic Gardens, KewRoyal Geographical SocietyBombay ArmyEdward WellerHenry Walter BatesSir Joseph Dalton Hooker, KnightSir Lewis Pelly, KnightMalhar Rao Gaekwad, Maharaja Gaekwad of BarodaWilliam Henry ColvillClement Joseph Philip Pen De BodeSir Henry Bartle Edward FrereSir Frederic John Goldsmid, KnightSir William Henry Rodes Green, KnightEdward Brodie HoareJohn JacobSir Robert Phayre, KnightSir Dinkar Rao, KnightHenry WillockSir Owen Tudor Burne, KnightThomas George Baring, 1st Earl of NorthbrookSir William Lockyer Merewether, KnightWilliam Gifford PalgraveSir Charles Umpherston Aitchison, KnightArthur William RobertsSir Edward Charles Ross, KnightÁrmin VámbéryCharles Kenneth Mackenzie Walter

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Reference: Mss Eur F126/64, ff 11-12
Title: Handwritten account by Pelly of his travels to Riadh [Riyadh] and their relevance to the Royal Geographical Society
Pages: 11r:12v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence