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191. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 95-111

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 95-111
Title:
Lieut S. Hunter's Narrative of his Overland Journey in 1792 with Dispatches and documents connected with his Expences
Scope & Content:
A narrative of the particulars of the journey and associated expenses for the conveyance of dispatches overland by way of Bussorah [Basra]. W C Jackson (Secretary) informed Lieutenant Samuel Hunter that his expenses appeared 'so enormous and improper' that the Board would leave it to the Court ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1792
Extent:
1 item (16 folios)

192. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 112-129

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 112-129
Title:
Correspondence with the Indian Governments 1785 to 1803 respecting Deficiency of Intelligence.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses certain deficiency in intelligence such as the use of private individuals to transfer correspondence. Includes a 'Statement of the Dispatches' sent to the Court of Directors by overland packet giving the Department (Secret; Public; Revenue and Judicial), date and route t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1785-1803
Extent:
1 item (27 folios)

193. 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)

194. 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)

195. 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)

196. 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)

197. 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)

198. 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)

199. 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)

200. IOR/L/MAR/C/573

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/573
Title:
Euphrates expedition
Scope & Content:
Volume containing correspondence related to the Euphrates expedition of 1835-36, a survey of the navigability of the Euphrates River as part of a possible overland route between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean. The correspondence covers preparations for the expedition, the sea journey fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jul 1834-18 Jan 1836
Extent:
1 volume (403 folios)