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‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Back-water at Ras Al Khyma. By Lieut.t J.M. Guy. 1822. Drawn by M. Houghton’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings. Hand drawn nautical chart of the shores of the Persian Gulf compiled from the survey carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers in 1822 showing Ras Al Khyma [Ras al-Khaimah]. Place names given both in English and Ara...
‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Back-water at Amulgawein by Lieut.t G.B. Brucks under the direction of Lieut.t J.M. Guy, H.C.Marine. 1822’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Depths shown by soundings. Hand drawn nautical chart of the shores of the Persian Gulf compiled from the survey carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers in 1822 showing Amulgawein [Umm al-Quwain] with the location of fresh water wells marked. Place names given both ...
‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Entrance of the Back-water at Aymaun by Lieut.t R. Cogan under the direction of Lt. J.M. Guy, H.C. Marine. 1822. Drawn by M. Houghton’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Depths shown by soundings. Hand drawn nautical chart of the shores of the Persian Gulf compiled from the survey carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers in 1822 showing Aymaun [‘Ajmān] with the location of fresh water wells marked. Place name given both in English a...
‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Back-water at Sharja by Lieut.t R. Cogan under the direction of Lt. J.M. Guy, H.C.Marine. 1822’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Depths shown by soundings. Hand drawn nautical chart of the shores of the Persian Gulf compiled from the survey carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers in 1822 showing Sharja [Sharjah, United Arab Emirates] with the location of fresh water wells marked. Place names...
‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Back-water of Debai by Lieut.t R. Cogan under the direction of Lt. J.M. Guy, H.C.Marine. 1822. Drawn by M. Houghton’
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Distinctive Features: Depths shown by soundings. Hand drawn nautical chart of the shores of the Persian Gulf compiled from the survey carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers in 1822 showing Debai [Dubai]. The town gates and ‘Sheeks house’ labelled with the location of date plantation and ...
Letters to Lewis Pelly from local rulers and shaikhs, with translations in English.
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Correspondence in Arabic, mostly with translations in English, from Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat; Zayid I bin Khalifah Al-Nahyan, Chief of Abu Dhabi; Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud, Ruler of Najd; Majid bin Said Al-Busair, Sultan of Zanzibar; the British native agent at Sharjah, Ha...
Reports by Haji Ahmed, the Residency munshi and others on trade, travel and history of the Gulf Region
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The file contains two reports in Arabic and English by Hajee Ahmed [Haji Ahmed], the Residency Arabic Moonshee [Munshi] on trade in the Gulf Region and a journey he undertook from Bushire to Felahieh via Busreh [Basra], Koweit [Kuwait] and Mahomerah [Khorramshahr]. Also contained in the file a...
Articles of Agreement between the Sultan of Muscat and representatives of the British Government on the proposed extension of the telegraph line from Persia
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Seven articles, written in English and Arabic, laying out the terms and conditions of the agreement between the British Government and the state of Muskat [Muscat] regarding the laying of 'one or more telegraph lines within the territories appertaining to the state of Muskat'. The agreement was...
Summaries of statements by various individuals concerning William Gifford Palgrave's travels throughout Arabia
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The file contains three separate statements regarding William Gifford Palgrave's travels throughout Arabia, all relating to the disguises and aliases that Palgrave used to travel and his willingness to assume the religion of whichever place he was travelling through. The first statement is a tra...
