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Mss Eur F126/58
- Record Id:
- 040-002311347
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003c5
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022737587.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/58
- Title:
- Fair copy of Pelly's diary of his journey from Kuwait to Riyadh and back
- Scope & Content:
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The fair copy of the diary is not complete and only covers the entries for 18-2, 24 and 26-27 February.
The entries for each day give the distances travelled, how long each stage took, longitude & latitude co-ordinates for their destination each day, comments on the availability of water, descriptions of the landscapes, observations on people and tribes encountered on route and some rough estimations of the number of pilgrims that travel there from Busreh [Basra], Kowait [Kuwait], Lahsa and Damascus
See F126/57 for the complete journal containing more detailed descriptions for each day's entry.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002311283
036-002311343
040-002311347 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/55-64 : Correspondence, Journals and Papers relating to Lewis Pelly's journey to Riyadh
Mss Eur F126/58 : Fair copy of Pelly's diary of his journey from Kuwait to Riyadh and back - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0006]/036-002311343[0004]/040-002311347
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 file (7 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003c5
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1865
- End Date:
- 1865
- Date Range:
- 18 Feb 1865-27 Feb 1865
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: The file has been foliated in the top right front corner of each folio with a number in pencil enclosed in a circle
- Arrangement:
- The entries have been arranged in date order, no explanation is however given as to why the fair copy of the journal is incomplete.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)