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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [6v] (17/686)
The record is made up of 1 volume (336 folios). It was created in 1885. 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 boats in use on the Karun, and on the rivers generally, for
^ ^ cargo purposes combine the advantages of sails
and oars; they are of various sizes, from 5 tons
to 70 tons burden, and are of one uniform shape, having a broad raking
bow, much of which is out of water, and a full and heavy stern, with a
kind of open poop, raised for the accommodation of the captain and his
crew, the rest of the space being left for the cargo. In general, the rig is
the same, consisting of one mast, nearly amidships, leaning very much
forward, and spreading an immense latteen sail, which extends from
stem to stern. The ordinary size of such a boat is 90 feet long and
20 feet wide ; the draft of water is 7 feet 3 inches, and the vessel carries
about 70 tons {Chesney).
“The boats used on the rivers contiguous to the Karun (Euphrates,
&c.), resemble a half moon in shape; their ribs and flanks are roughly
nailed together, and the outside coated with bitumen; they have no keel;
the rudder is a clumsy contrivance of spars of large size with one mast
carrying a large latteen sail, they can tack against the current.
“ Ballams, or beilams, in general use on the Karun, are 15 feet to 20
feet long, 3 feet wide, flat bottomed; they draw 6 inches of water; pro
vided with a huge latteen sail, they fly down stream.
Harbours. ^ The chief harbours between Bushahr and
Muhammarah are: —
Khor Ru-hilla.—Navigated by boats of small burden for some
miles to the village of the same name; it is shallow at the en
trance.
“ Khor Geseir.—A large creek, frequented by large boats.
“ Bandar Rig.—A small creek, inside which boats lie aground.
Genawah. Near it is Khor Khalil, a tidal creek or watercourse.
“ Khor Sim, Khor Abd, Khor Lulatain.—All small creeks, which
can be safely approached to within a mile.
“ Dilam.
^ Shah Abu-al-Shah, where is a small creek used by coasting craft.
“ Tab river or Hindiyan river.—Entrance shallow ; boats of 20 to
30 tons navigate the river.
“ Khor Mashur.—A large salt water inlet, receiving the waters of
the Dorak river.
“ They being all of the same nature, and no one of the small harbours
General characteristics. havm g a distinct advantage over any other
T n . for military purposes they are of equal value,
n all cases piers would have to be constructed along the line of the
eepest water to enable steam launches to lie alongside at all times of the
tide whilst the transports anchored off shore 2 to 3 miles in the water
sm e o t eir draught. The shore line produces hard-wood trees in
ii^merou^ mbeiS ' Ab ° Ut ^ C ° aSt villages palm trees are occasionally
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The third of four volumes comprising a Gazetteer of Persia. The volume, which is marked Confidential, covers Fārs, Lūristān [Lorestān], Arabistān, Khūzistān [Khūzestān], Yazd, Karmānshāh [Kermānshāh], Ardalān, and Kurdistān. The frontispiece states that the volume was revised and updated in April 1885 in the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster General’s Department in India, under the orders of Major General Sir Charles Metcalfe Macgregor, Quartermaster-General in India. Publication took place in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, in 1885.
The following items precede the main body of the gazetteer:
- a note by Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sever Bell, Deputy Quartermaster General, Intelligence Branch, requesting inaccuracies, omissions and suggestions for the gazetteer be reported to the Deputy Quartermaster General;
- a second note, dated 26 November 1885, describing the geographical scope of the four volumes comprising the Gazetteer of Persia , and also making reference to the system of transliteration used (Hunterian) and authorities consulted;
- a preface, containing a summary of the geographical boundaries of the Gazetteer, a description of the Persian coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , an abridged account of trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1884, and a description of telegraphs in the regions described by the Gazetteer.
The gazetteer includes entries for human settlements (villages, towns and cities), geographic regions, tribes, significant geographic features (such as rivers, canals, mountains, valleys, passes), and halting places on established routes. Figures for latitude, longitude and elevation are indicated where known.
Entries for human settlements provide population figures, water sources, location relative to other landmarks, climate. Entries for larger towns and cities can also include tabulated meteorological statistics (maximum and minimum temperatures, wind direction, remarks on cloud cover and precipitation), topographical descriptions of fortifications, towers, and other significant constructions, historical summaries, agricultural, industrial and trade activities, government.
Entries for tribes indicate the size of the tribe (for example, numbers of men, or horsemen), and the places they inhabit. Entries for larger tribes give tabulated data indicating tribal subdivisions, numbers of families, encampments, summer and winter residences, and other remarks.
Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.
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- 1 volume (336 folios)
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The gazetteer’s entries are arranged in alphabetically ascending order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 341; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume has two printed pagination systems, the first of which uses Roman numerals and runs from I to XIII (ff 3-10), while the second uses Arabic numerals and runs from 1 to 653 (ff 12-338).
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:340v, back-i
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