Material concerning Papers presented to Meetings of the Royal Geographical Society by Lewis Pelly
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Material includes extracts from a letter by Pelly regarding questions relative to the interior of Arabia discussed by the Royal Geographical Society 22 February and 14 March 1864 and the published copy of Pelly's full report of his visit to Lingah, Kishm [Qeshm] and Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas], ...
Pencil Note from the Royal Geographical Society regarding the Publishing of a Report by Pelly
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Pencil note from the Royal Geographical Society enquiring whether Pelly will be able to send them his full report on his travels to Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh], Kishm [Qeshm] and Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas]. The note has been written on the reverse of an invitation to breakfast with Charles Sturge,...
Visit to Lingah, Kishm and Bunder Abbas by Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, printed article of an account read before the Royal Geographical Society of London 27 Jun 1864
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The account gives details of the route taken through Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh], Kishm [Qeshm] and Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas], and provides geographic information on the areas travelled through, information on the peoples inhabiting the areas and information on local trades with particular focus o...
Notes on Questions relative to the Interior of Central Arabia discussed before the Royal Geographical Society
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The notes contain an extract of a letter from Pelly to the Political Secretary to the Government of Bombay regarding the lack of awareness of the interior of Arabia, the lack of scientific accuracy in the location of the Wahabee [Wahhabi] Capital and other points of interest and the assumptions ...
Reviews of A Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia, 1862-63 by William Gifford Palgrave, Published 1865
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Three published reviews of Palgrave's Arabia, one from a journal and two from newspapers: Pages 182-215 from the Quarterly Review which contained a review of Palgrave's Arabia (ff. 2v-19). The review is undated but is believed to be c.1865. Press cutting from the Friend of India of their review ...
The file consists of correspondence from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General for Rajpootana [Rājasthān] to the Political Agents and other officials in Rajpootana; and officials within the Government of India, including Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Secretary to the Government of I...
The series contains correspondence, memorandum, reports and petititions relating to the running of the Rajputana [Rājasthān] Agency, during Lewis Pelly's time as Agent to the Governor General for Rajputana. The correspondence focuses primarily on matters relating to the running of the agency, i...
Letter from Colonel Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor General for the States of Rajpootana [Rājasthān], Mount Aboo [Ābu] to Messrs Milroy and Son, 32 Leadenhall Street, E.C., London
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Letter ordering harnesses, saddles, whips, clothing, combs and brushes for four horses and providing instructions on their overland posting to him.
