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'DIARY OF A TOUR IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND IN TURKISH ARABIA, DECEMBER, 1906 (WITH MAP)' [‎10v] (20/106)

The record is made up of 53 folios. It was created in 1907. 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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14
Turks and the unruly independence of
the Arab Sheikhs, some of whom claim to
command 30,000 followers.
I append some notes on Basra by Captain
Hay :—-
“ There are two lines of steamers run
ning from Basra to Bagdad, one owned by
the Hamidieh Company, the other by the
Euphrates and Tigris S. N. Company. For
details see later. The return fare by the
latter line is 22 Mejides (55 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ); there
is a charge of 5 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per diem for
messing in addition.
Ships anchor in the stream nearer to the
right bank than the left. There is not room
for two abreast. There is room for any
number up and down the river. There are
no fixed moorings. There is deep water 150
yards from the right bank. The banks are
low, there is no sand but deep mud.
The tide is felt as far up as Kurna, 48 miles
above Basra. The rise and fall is from 8 to
12 feet, but is dependent on the strength of
the wind and the amount of water in the
river. The difference between spring and
neap-tides is about 3 feet.
The B. I. S. N. Company has three re
gular pilots, Arabs, who know the river
well. They were formerly Nakhudas of
buggalows. The Euphrates and Tigris S. N.
Company have also two pilots. The quar
ter-masters of the river steamers would
also be able to pilot steamers up the river.
There are many Arabs who are constantly
going up and down the river in buggalows
and would prove useful in bringing
steamers up the Shatt-el-Arab.
There is no regular harbour master, but
the general control of shipping is under the
Marine Department. There is a Turkish
Commodore at Basra.
\
There are no tugs. There are four
steam lighters employed in taking cargo
to _ ships across the bar at Fao. Ocean
going steamers take half cargoes at Basra,
cross the bar and fill up from these lighters
outside. These four lighters belong to :
Bucknall S. N. Company;
Strick S. N. Company;
M est Harttepool S. N. Company;
Bombay-Persian S. N. Company;
another has been ordered by a Parsee firm.
Grey, Mackenzie & Co. have one launch,
and Strick & Co. have another. Three or
four^ others were seen, but were apparently
not in use.
There is a dredger lying on the mud on
the left bank opposite the Consulate, but
apparently it has never been used.
Notes on Basra.
Anchorage.
Banks.
Tide.
Polits.
Harbour authorities.
Local steamers and launches.
Dredger.

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Wilfrid Malleson, Diary of a Tour in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. (Simla: Government Monotype Press, 1907). This is the diary of a tour in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. by Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfrid Malleson, 7th-29th December, 1906. It describes his journey up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from Muscat to Basra, Muhammerah [Khorramshahr], and onto Baghdad, including periods in quarantine stations as well as the competing shipping lines, types of boats, date trade, and life in Baghdad. Includes his description of life in Muscat for the British Consul and encounters with German and Russian diplomats.

Includes 53 annotated photographs (ff 23-50) of the journey including views of Baghdad, Basra, Ctesiphon, and Musandam as well as two maps (ff 51-52).

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53 folios
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Folios 3- 14 are the written diary of the tour. Folio 23 has two prints (Muscat harbour; the telegraph station and post office at Fao. Folios 24-50 are photographs. Folio 51 is a map of the entrance to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , folio 52 is a map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 (except for f 52, where the folio number is located on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ). Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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