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1. Add Or 1

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Add Or 1
Title:
Mahadaji Sindhia entertaining a British naval officer and a young British military officer to a nautch
Scope & Content:
Mahadaji Sindhia (ruled 1782-94) entertaining a British naval officer and a young British military officer to a nautch in his house at Delhi. Note: A similar portrait of Sindhia inscribed with Sindhia’s name is in Bharat Kala Bhawan, Benares. See also the portrait by, James Wales, F826. This p...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

2. Foster 60

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 60
Title:
The Action off Pulo Aor, 15 February, 1804. An encounter between a fleet of merchant vessels homeward bound from Canton, under Commodore (afterwards Sir Nathaniel) Dance and a squadron of French men-of-war under Admiral Linois. Artist(s): Buttersworth, Thomas (1768-1842)
Scope & Content:
The Action off Pulo Aor, 15 February, 1804, painted c.1804 An encounter, in February 1804, between a fleet of merchant vessels homeward bound from Canton, under Commodore (afterwards Sir Nathaniel) Dance and a squadron of French men-of-war under Admiral Linois near the Straits of Malacca. Five...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1804
Extent:
1 Item

3. Foster 301

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 301
Title:
Edward Pellew,1st Viscount Exmouth, Admiral (1757-1835). A full-length figure. Pellew is shown standing on his quarter-deck, during the bombardment of Algiers, bareheaded, a telescope in his right hand and the left raised. Artist(s): Beechey, Sir William (1753-1839)
Scope & Content:
Edward Pellew,1st Viscount Exmouth, Admiral (1757-1835) c.1817 A full-length figure. Pellew is shown standing on his quarter-deck, during the bombardment of Algiers, bareheaded, a telescope in his right hand and the left raised. He wears the ribbon and insignia of the Bath and several foreign...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1817
Extent:
1 Item

4. IOR/L/PS/5/448, ff 565-576

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/448, ff 565-576
Title:
Affairs of the East India and China Navy
Scope & Content:
Enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 54 of 1847, dated 3 June 1847. The enclosures are dated 13 April to 3 June 1847 and contain correspondence relating to affairs of the East India and China Navy. Papers comprise corresponden...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1847
Extent:
1 item (11 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/1097

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1097
Title:
Ext 6485/45 'Senior Naval Officer - Persian Gulf Question whether he should be stationed ashore or afloat'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of several telegrams discussing the migration of the Senior Naval Officer of the Persian Gulf's headquarters. The correspondence is between the Government of India, External Affairs Department, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Secretary of State for India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1946-9 Feb 1946
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/1099

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1099
Title:
Ext 6566/45 'Appt. of Lieut. Commander Clifton E. Perry, U.S. Naval Reserve, assigned U.S. Naval Observer at American Consulate, Aden.'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of a single page announcing the succession of the post United States Naval Observer to the American Consulate at Aden.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (1 folio)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/2890

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2890
Title:
Coll 17/28 'Iraq. Creation of Iraqi navy.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers mainly relating to the intention of the Government of Iraq to form a small river fleet. The papers mostly consist of the following: copies of correspondence between Robert Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Archibald Clark Kerr, HM Ambassador to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1936-18 Jun 1936
Extent:
1 file (10 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/3776

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3776
Title:
Coll 30/59 'Persian Gulf. Creation of Persian Navy, etc'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning their response to the Government of Iran's desire to establish a navy in the Persian Gulf. Topics discussed include what role the British Government should play in terms of supplying ships, personnel and training and the subs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
25 Sep 1929-21 Dec 1936
Extent:
1 file (310 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/3928

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3928
Title:
Coll 30/191 ‘Persian Gulf. Defence of the Persian Gulf. Establishment of aircraft facilities at Socotra and Salalah (Muscat) and Assembly Port at Masira Bay.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to defence facilities in the Persian Gulf and on, or near, the Southern Arabian Coast. It includes papers relating to the following: The construction of a naval ammunition store on Jiddah Island (also spelled Jidda Island in the file), ne...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
30 Aug 1939-1 Nov 1946
Extent:
1 file (482 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/1/161

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/161
Title:
Vol 246: Squadron, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
This volume consists almost entirely of letters received by the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy from the senior Indian Navy officer in command of the Persian Gulf Squadron (acting or otherwise). Most of the letters are addressed to a named recipient and the bulk of these are addressed to R...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1857-2 Dec 1857
Extent:
1 volume (169 folios)