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'Field notes. Mesopotamia' [53v] (111/230)
The record is made up of 1 file (111 folios). 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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96
the presents boats owned by them, was placed on the river
This was followed by the ‘ ‘ Basra ’ ’ and eventually by six
more, “ Hamidie,” “ Bourhanie,” “Mosul,” “Euphrates,”
“ Ressafa,” and “Baghdadi.” Thus making a flotilla of
eight vessels.
The dimensions of these steamers are :—Length, 240 feet ;
breadth, 33 feet; height 6 feet 8 inches. Full draught when
loaded, 4 feet 6 inches ; speed, 12 knots.
There are, bes'des the above, four barges of the same draught
for towing. Length 180 feet and breadth 25 feet.
The following additional craft have recently been supplied
by Messrs. Thorneycroft:—■
(а) Stern-wheel steamer. Length, 120 feet; speed, 10
knots ; for passenger traffic.
(б) Three motor boats. Length, 70 feet ; beam, 9| r eet ;
draught, 3 feet; speed, 12 knots. Intended for pas
senger traffic (50 passengers), but also to carry a load
of 3J tons.
In 1909 a proposal was set on foot to amalgamate the two
companies but local opposition was encountered, and the project
fell through for the time being.
They were amalgamated in 1914 under the name “ Mackay
Lynch & Coy.”
Two tugs which arrived at Basrah in March, 1910, for work
in connection with the irrigation projects, were appropriated by
the !atp Wall for ordinary passenger service, but were subsequen
tly returned to their owners.
Sailing boats and small craft. —Bailing vessels on the Tigris
below Baghdad are of 30 tons burthen,' drawing about 5 feet
when fully loaded; they have one b rge lateen” sail, and a
clumsy rudder of great length; in adverse winds they are towed
by a lope attached to the top of the mast, the crew tracking
along the shore. They would be useful for the construction of
boat bridges. In the low season, in shallow ieaches, it is
sometimes necessary to unload the cargo, haul the vessel over
th.3 obstruction, and load up again. They ascend the river to
Sumatra, which is the highest point they reach, and also navi
gate the Euphrates, and the Hai canal. Their chief cargo
is com. 6
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The file consists of a publication of field notes concerning Mesopotamia. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Simla by the Government Monotype Press, 1915. Marked for official use only.
It is divided into the following chapters:
- history – an expedition to Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] (1857), the political situation, and the British position in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
- geography – boundaries and geographical features;
- population – inhabitants, particularly Arab tribes;
- resources – including water, supplies, transport, and trade;
- military - distribution, strength, qualities, and camping grounds;
- maritime - distribution, strength, navigation, and landing facilities;
- administration - territory divisions and the system of organisation;
- communication - including lines of advance, railways, roads, telegraphs, telephones, and a list of principal routes used in Mesopotamia and Arabistan.
Also included are four appendices: notes on Qatar Peninsula and Dohah [Doha]; details of important personages; a glossary of Arabic and Turkish terms; and information on weights, measures, currency, and chronology.
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- 1 file (111 folios)
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The file consists of a single publication. A list of contents at the front of the volume (ff 4-5) and index at the rear (ff 103-111) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 113; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Field notes. Mesopotamia'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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