‘Survey of the Western Shore of the Persian Gulph’ [‎8r] (15/142)

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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a Marine and Forest Letter from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. [Mumbai].

The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ; Henry Meriton, Superintendent of Marine; the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. ; the Bombay Marine The navy of the East India Company. ; and Captain Phillip Maughan.

The item concerns a survey of the western side of the Persian Gulph [Gulf]. It includes:

• A recommendation from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , in 1815, for the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. to undertake a survey of the western side of the Gulf
• The arrival, in 1820, of the survey ship Margaret and Francis in Bombay, and the suggestion that it might be employed to carry out the previously-mentioned survey
• The carrying out of repairs to the Margaret and Francis , its renaming as the Discovery , and the appointment of Captain Maughan as Commander
• The preparations for the survey, including the supply of surveying instruments, and the question of the allowances that should be granted to the officers employed
• Maughan’s relinquishing of his command of the Discovery due to illness, with the ship subsequently being refitted and placed under the command of Lieutenant John Michael Guy
• Discussions regarding the types of vessel most suitable for carrying out survey work
• The methods suggested by Maughan for the completion of the survey.

The title page contains the following references: ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 86, Dr[a]ft 359, 22/3’ and ‘Examiner’s Office Sept. 1822’.

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1 item (67 folios)

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 5 and terminates at f 71, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom 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 also contains an original pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script

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