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1231. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 340-423

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 340-423
Title:
Journals of the Survey of Captain James Bedford 48th Regnt N.I. on the Burrampooter or Bruhmaputra River, within Assam, in 1824 and 1825.
Scope & Content:
Consists of daily journal entries of the passage of Captain James Bedford along the Bruhmaputra River including descriptions of settlements passed, weather conditions and people interviewed.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1824-1825
Extent:
1 item (83 folios)

1232. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 424-539

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 424-539
Title:
'Lieutenant Wellsted's Memoir regarding the Red Sea and Steam Navigation between Europe and India, 1832'
Scope & Content:
The journal of Lieutenant Wellsted's survey of the Red Sea in connection with the establishment of steam communication between Europe and India. This mission was authorised in 1829 by the Bombay Government in accordance with orders from the Court of Directors. Up to that point charts of the Red ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1832
Extent:
1 item (115 folios)

1233. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 540-565

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 540-565
Title:
Lieutenant Wybard's Journal of an Excursion into Arabia
Scope & Content:
The journal of Lieutenant Wybard of the Indian Navy giving an account of his voyage from Bushire on the Ternate in September 1832 including histories of the various tribes inhabiting the banks of the Euphrates and Tigris.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Mar 1833-26 Feb 1834
Extent:
1 item (25 folios)

1234. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 566-584

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 566-584
Title:
Memoir on the Arab Tribes on the Banks of the Euphrates and Tigris
Scope & Content:
Discusses the histories of the various tribes inhabiting the banks of the Euphrates and Tigris. The tribes described include the 'Kaab commonly called Chaub' [Bani Ka’ab]; the 'Bedouins of the Benee Laum [Banu Lakhm]'; 'Bedouins of the Montificks' [Muntafiq]; and the 'Bedouins of the Shumer [Sha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1833
Extent:

1 item (18 folios)

1235. IOR/L/MAR/C/573

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/573
Title:
Euphrates expedition
Scope & Content:
Volume containing correspondence related to the Euphrates expedition of 1835-36, a survey of the navigability of the Euphrates River as part of a possible overland route between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean. The correspondence covers preparations for the expedition, the sea journey fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jul 1834-18 Jan 1836
Extent:
1 volume (403 folios)

1236. IOR/L/MAR/C/574

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/574
Title:
Euphrates expedition
Scope & Content:
Volume containing correspondence related to the Euphrates expedition of 1835-36, a survey of the navigability of the Euphrates River as part of a possible overland route between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean. The correspondence covers: the overland journey from Sovedia [Samandağ] to Bir...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1834-23 Jul 1841
Extent:
1 volume (570 folios)

1237. IOR/L/MAR/C/586

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/586
Title:
Survey of the East Coast of Africa by Captain Thomas Smee and Lieutenant Henry Hardy in the East India Company's Cruiser Ternate
Scope & Content:
A survey of the East Coast of Africa by Captain Thomas Smee and Lieutenant Henry Hardy in the East India Company cruisers the Ternate and the Sylph (1810-1811). Folios 23-142 contain a report of proceedings on board the Ternate, 1 January-25 September 1811. The report contains: The daily entri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1810-1811
Extent:
1 volume (211 folios)

1238. IOR/L/MAR/C/587

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/587
Title:
'Papers relating to Seas, Rivers and Countries connected with Steam Navigation in Asia'
Scope & Content:
Volume containing journals and other descriptions of journeys in and around the Arabian Peninsula and India, particularly sea and river journeys. The volume contains: ‘Captain Wainwright's Remarks on the Navigation of the Persian Gulph 1809-1810’ (folios 3-28), containing a description of the n...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1811-13 Mar 1834
Extent:
1 volume (539 folios)

1239. IOR/L/MAR/C/587, ff 533v-534

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/587, ff 533v-534
Title:
A Map of the Oases of El Hasa
Scope & Content:
The map shows the oases of El Hasa [El Ahsa, Saudi Arabia], drawn during a journey into Arabia by Lieutenant J W Wybard in September-December 1832. The map indicates topography, hydrography, settlements and cultivation.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1832
Extent:
1 map

1240. IOR/L/MAR/C/887

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/887
Title:
List of Passengers, Mails and Packets to and from India
Scope & Content:
The file consists of letters regarding lists of passengers, mails and packets on board individual East India Company steam ships and vessels on different voyages from India, Suez or Aden, between 1838 and 1845. The main route is that taken from Bombay to Suez via the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1838-11 Sep 1845
Extent:
1 volume (126 folios)

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