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1. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 85-94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 85-94
Title:
Mr D. Talamas. Correspondence relative to Compensation to him for carrying overland Dispatches. 1783
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relates to procedures for carrying overland dispatches from India to London, including issues relating to the route taken via the Red Sea on the Snow Neptune; number of duplicates; clothing costs; other difficulties experienced and discussion of compensation.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1783- 7 Mar 1786
Extent:
1 item (9 folios)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, f 585v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, f 585v
Title:
A MAP of THE OASES of El HASA
Scope & Content:
The map shows the Oases of El Hasa [Al Hasa] and also indicates hydrology and settlements. A key indicates the location of other features such as a fort in which resided 'Abdullah bin Omer', the citadel, the bedouin quarter and the boundaries of cultivation. Date plantations, rice grounds and swampy...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1833
Extent:
1 map

6. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 12-55

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 12-55
Title:
Captain Mark Wood's Narrative of his Overland Journey, 1779-1780
Scope & Content:
An account by Captain Mark Wood of his overland journey from England to Madras via Alexandria, Suez and Mocha. His report discusses the advantages of using the ports of southern Italy and his concerns with French activity in the Red Sea and at Mocha. Correspondents include Sir William James Bart and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1779-1780
Extent:

1 item (47 folios)

7. IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 56-84

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 56-84
Title:
'Mr R. Scott's Letter on the Passage over the Isthmus of Suez, and Project of a New Route to India, 1780'
Scope & Content:
Letter concerning a crossing of the Isthmus of Suez by Mr R Scott. The letter describes the route taken (Alexandria, Aleppo, Bagdad [Baghdad], Bussorah [Basra]) and the people he met (for example, George Baldwin, late of Cairo).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1780
Extent:
1 item (28 folios)

8. 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)

9. 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 [Shammar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1833
Extent:

1 item (18 folios)

10. 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 of Di...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1792
Extent:
1 item (16 folios)

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