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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Place Shatt al Arab, Asia Level [41] Item

1. IOR/L/PS/9/76/17

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/17
Title:
Letter from William Digges Latouche to the Secret Committee
Scope & Content:
Part of a letter from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies [East India Company], dated 18 June 1783. Subjects covered include: Arrangements for ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jun 1783
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/9/76/26

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/26
Title:
Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Secret Committee
Scope & Content:
Two letters from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies (East India Company). The first letter, dated 30 March 1783, covers subjects including: T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1783-23 Apr 1783
Extent:
1 item (3 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/9/76/33

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/33
Title:
Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Secret Committee
Scope & Content:
Two letters from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies [East India Company]. The first letter, dated 26 May 1783, covers the transit of overland...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1783-18 Jun 1783
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/10/366/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/366/1
Title:
File 1283/1913 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Anglo-German Commercial Competition'
Scope & Content:
This is part one (of two) of a larger volume IOR/L/PS/10/366; it concerns increasing German competition experienced by British firms trading in the Persian Gulf region, and contains discussion between British officials as to possible action to strengthen the latter. Specific issues predominant...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1912-24 December 1913
Extent:

1 item (135 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/3400, f 736

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3400, f 736
Title:
Map of the border region between Iraq and Persia
Scope & Content:
Pencil sketch showing the border region between Iraq and Persia [Iran]. The map indicates the Karun and Bahmanshir rivers, the coastline of the Persian Gulf and the Shatt al-Arab, and the towns of Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], and Basrah [Basra]. A red pencil line indicates the border...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1932
Extent:
1 map

6. IOR/L/PS/20/130, f 43

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/130, f 43
Title:
Sketch of APPROACHES TO KUWEIT HARBOUR AND SHATT AL ARAB
Scope & Content:
The sketch map shows approaches to Kuwait [Kuwait] Harbour and Shatt Al Arab. An Admiralty sea map, it states it is compiled from various authorities, and is found in the volume 'Report and Proceedings of the Standing Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence on the Persian Gulf', 1911....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1909
Extent:
1 map

7. IOR/L/PS/20/263, f 87

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/263, f 87
Title:
Sketch of Approaches to Kuweit Harbour and Shatt Al Arab, compiled from various authorities
Scope & Content:
A map originally issued for Fleet purposes, 2 June 1902. Large corrections made December 1904, and July 1907. Small corrections made December 1906, July 1908, and September 1908. The map shows lights, gravel, mud, rock, sand, shells and stones.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1908
Extent:
1 map

8. IOR/L/PS/20/FO25, f 88

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/FO25, f 88
Title:
‘Sketch of APPROACHES TO KUWEIT HARBOUR AND SHATT AL ARAB’
Scope & Content:
The map sheet is one of six maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/FO25. It is an Admiralty sea map and shows the approaches to Kuweit [Kuwait] Harbour and the Shatt Al Arab. It indicates heights above water springs, depth soundings, different types of lights and buoys, gravel, mud, rock, sand, shells...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1907
Extent:
1 map sheet