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1. IOR Neg 4211-32

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4211-32
Title:
Cleveland Public Library papers.
Scope & Content:
A large miscellaneous collection of official and private correspondence and papers, historical and geographical accounts, and documents of all kinds relating to India, acquired by the Cleveland Public Library. [See Photo Eur 026 for handlist].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1741-1858
Extent:
22 reels

2. Mss Eur F112/552, f 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/552, f 15
Title:
'Portion of Chart No. 748B showing sea line within which lies the Arabian Peninsula.'
Scope & Content:
Covers the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, including hinterlands to a width of approximately 150 miles beyond which detail diminishes. Comprises a base map, overprint and manuscript additions. The base map is produced from British Admiralty Chart No. 748B titled 'Indian Ocean - Northern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1918?
Extent:

1 map sheet

3. Mss Eur G45/8, f 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 27
Title:
Unidentified maritime scene, probably in Red Sea
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows a maritime / topographical view of a coastal region, presumably along the Red Sea or Arabian coastline. The view was sketched from on board ship and shows two dhows and one smaller craft sailing from right to left across the scene...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

4. Mss Eur G45/8, f 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 30
Title:
‘Isabera Islands – Red Sea – 13 Novr 1850’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows two, presumably sequential, maritime / topographical views of a series of small islands in the Red Sea. The view was sketched from on board ship and shows eight or nine rocky islands. In the upper view, the sun can be seen going d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

5. Mss Eur G45/8, f 32

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 32
Title:
‘Jibel Jan – 13 Novr 1850.’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows a maritime / topographical view of Jibel Jan, which is likely to refer to Djebel Jan on the coast of latter-day Djibouti. The view was sketched from on board ship and shows a series of flat-topped islands leading away from the coa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

6. Mss Eur G45/8, f 34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G45/8, f 34
Title:
‘Jibel el Teer – Red Sea. 13 Novr 1850’
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Pencil sketch on paper. The sketch shows a maritime / topographical view of Jibel el Teer (Jabal al-Tair Island), a roughly oval-shaped volcanic island northwest of the Bab el-Mandab strait in the Red Sea. Two raised peaks are illustrated at the centre of the island, whi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1850
Extent:

1 drawing on paper, pasted into volume

7. Mss Eur Mack Gen

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Mack Gen
Title:
Colin Mackenzie Papers: General and Miscellaneous Collections
Scope & Content:
The Mackenzie 'General' and Miscellaneous Collections contain some 179 volumes or folders or papers, mainly comprising English translations from the languages of southern and central India (as distinct from Hindustan), and chiefly relating to the antiquities, legends, history, literature, religi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1608-1826
Extent:
179 items