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IOR/F/4/1516/59849
- Record Id:
- 041-000747278
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000747273
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001840.0x00027b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100106510396.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/1516/59849
- Title:
- ‘Wybard Lieutenant Travels in Nedjd in Arabia’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai].
The item contains copies of research papers compiled by Lieutenant William Henry Wybard (also written 'J. W.' and 'Wyburd') during his exploration of the Province of Nedjd [Najd] between 1831 and 1833, the purpose of which was to find out more about the Wahabees [Wahabi] and their country. The research papers include:
- 'Journal' (ff 61-69) which documents Wybard's journey from Bushire [Būshehr], via Bahrein [Bahrain] and Katiff [Al-Qatif], into Nedjd where he visited Ajeer [Al ‘Uqayr?] and the town of Elreasa (also written 'Elriasa' and ‘Elhasa’) [Al Hufūf]
- 'Elreasa' (ff 70-71) which includes a description of the town, its defences and buildings
- 'The Island of Bahrein' (ff 71-72) which contains a description of the island's: size; geography; city of Manama; town of Moharraq [Al Muharraq]; and the relationship between the Bahrein Sheikhs [Shaikhs] and the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat.
After being pressed for more information which he had originally promised, Wybard provides copies of his researches on the history and current status of:
- 'Kaab commonly called Chaub' (ff 78-86), the Chaub [Banū Ka‘ab] tribes
- 'Bussora' (ff 86-88), the city of Bussora [Basra]
- 'Bedowins of the Benee Laum' (ff 88-90), the 'Benee Laum or Lakhem' [Banu Lakhm] tribe
- 'Bedouins of the Montifick' (ff 90-91), the Montifick [Muntafiq] tribe
- 'Bedouins of the Shumer' (ff 91-92), the Shumer [Shammar] tribe.
The item also mentions the advances provided for Wybard by the Government of Bombay and the discontinuation of his research due to ill health.
The correspondents of the item are: Wybard; the Government of Bombay; David Anderson Blane, Resident in the Persian Gulf; J Crawford, Officiating Superintendent of the Indian Navy; and R Cogan, Assistant Superintendent of the Indian Navy. The item includes an extract from an unsigned letter at folio 59, which is most likely from the East India Company Court of Directors.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Collection N. 1’, ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 1592, Draft 644, 1835' and 'Rec[eived] Duncan Gibb 15th Aug[ust] 1834’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000747273
041-000747278 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/1516 : Board's Collections Vol 1516
IOR/F/4/1516/59849 : ‘Wybard Lieutenant Travels in Nedjd in Arabia’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[1520]/040-000747273[0005]/041-000747278
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (39 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001840.0x00027b
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1832
- End Date:
- 1834
- Date Range:
- [Sep 1832]-10 Dec 1834
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 54 and terminates at f 92, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 55), noting ‘Page’, ‘Date of Document’, ‘From’, ‘To’ and ‘Date of Consultation’.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)