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11. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 130-138

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 130-138
Title:
Fragment of a Narrative of an Overland Journey to India
Scope & Content:
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).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1804
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

12. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 139-166

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 139-166
Title:
Captain J. Wainwright's Remarks on the Navigation of the Persian Gulph. 1811
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1811-7 Feb 1811
Extent:
1 item (27 folios)

13. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 167-339

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 167-339
Title:
Captn Sadlier's Diary of his Mission to Arabia, 1819-20.
Scope & Content:
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].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1819-1920
Extent:
1 item (172 folios)

14. 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)

15. 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)

16. 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)

17. 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)

18. 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