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'GULF OF PERSIA. Showing our route from Bussorah to Koweit, and thence by Zobaire, Mahommerah, and the Country of the Chaab Arabs to Bushire.' [‎116b] (2/2)

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Ref: ST 393, vol 17, p 116a

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1863. 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 map accompanies The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII : Article VI (pages 113-140), entitled 'Recent Tour round the Northern portion of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .' by Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly ( Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ).

Pelly's tour passed through Bussorah [Basra], Koweit [Kuwait], Zobaire [Zubair], and Mahommerah [Khorramshahr].

Pelly's route is indicated by a dotted line, with dates, and place names and notes on topography en route.

A printing statement reads: 'Litho. [ lithographed A lithograph is an image reproduced from a printing plate whose image areas attract ink and non-image areas repel it. by] B.E.S. [Bombay Education Society] Press'.

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Top-left: 31° 17' 40.2" N, 47° 4' 49.8" E
Top-right: 31° 17' 40.2" N, 51° 31' 8.04" E
Bottom-left: 28° 56' 51.36" N, 47° 4' 49.8" E
Bottom-right: 28° 56' 51.36" N, 51° 31' 8.04" E
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Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 240 x 390mm, on sheet 280 x 420mm

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ST 393, vol 17, p 116a
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'GULF OF PERSIA. Showing our route from Bussorah to Koweit, and thence by Zobaire, Mahommerah, and the Country of the Chaab Arabs to Bushire.'
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116a:116b
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Bombay Geographical Society
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