Correspondence with the Indian Governments 1785 to 1803 respecting Deficiency of Intelligence.
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Correspondence discusses certain deficiency in intelligence such as the use of private individuals to transfer correspondence. Includes a 'Statement of the Dispatches' sent to the Court of Directors by overland packet giving the Department (Secret; Public; Revenue and Judicial), date and route t...
Mr D. Talamas. Correspondence relative to Compensation to him for carrying overland Dispatches. 1783
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Correspondence relates to procedures for carrying overland dispatches from India to London, including issues relating to the route taken via the Red Sea on the Snow Neptune; number of duplicates; clothing costs; other difficulties experienced and discussion of compensation.
Fragment of a Narrative of an Overland Journey to India
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Contains advice on the different overland routes from Europe to India via Suez and Bussorah [Basra] including beard and clothes to wear ('a European should allow his beard and whiskers to grow, and always wear an Eastern dress'), and currency to take (Venetian chequins).
Captn Sadlier's Diary of his Mission to Arabia, 1819-20.
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Diary of Captain George Forster Sadlier's mission to Arabia presented in the order it was written. The report includes route taken (Dubay [Dubai], Ras ul-Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah], Cape Musandam, Oman) and copies of letters sent to Ibrahim Pascha [Ibrāhīm Pasha].
Lieutenant Wybard's Journal of an Excursion into Arabia
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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.
The map shows the Oases of El Hasa [Al Hasa] and also indicates hydrology and settlements. A key indicates the location of other features such as a fort in which resided 'Abdullah bin Omer', the citadel, the bedouin quarter and the boundaries of cultivation. Date plantations, rice grounds and swa...
Captain Mark Wood's Narrative of his Overland Journey, 1779-1780
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An account by Captain Mark Wood of his overland journey from England to Madras via Alexandria, Suez and Mocha. His report discusses the advantages of using the ports of southern Italy and his concerns with French activity in the Red Sea and at Mocha. Correspondents include Sir William James Bar...
'Lieutenant Wellsted's Memoir regarding the Red Sea and Steam Navigation between Europe and India, 1832'
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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 ...
Captain J. Wainwright's Remarks on the Navigation of the Persian Gulph. 1811
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A navigation of the Persian Gulf by Captain J Wainwright on HM Ship La Chiffone, 1809-1810. Describes the passage from Bombay to Muscat and the route into the Persian Gulf, giving details on prevailing winds, the town of Muscat and other places visited.