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Mss Eur F126/37, ff 30-42
- Record Id:
- 041-002360003
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002020.0x000080
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023377933.0x00000c
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/37, ff 30-42
- Title:
- Printed letter No.58 of 1864 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident, Persian Gulf to Henry Lacon Anderson, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay
- Scope & Content:
-
Report by Pelly of his visit to the plateau of Gusakan along with a sketch map of the area and itineraries showing the estimated distances, in fursacks, of Pelly's route.
The report gives details of the geographical layout of the plateau including altitudes for the various villages and landmarks therein before going in to specific detail on the passes between the Gusakan bluff and the Khormooj hill and their routes.
The report also includes sketch diagrams of a fire temple, or altar, at Posthepar which Pelly believed he was the first European to have seen.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002311283
036-002311322
040-002311324
041-002360003 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/36-47 : Correspondence and Papers relating to Lewis Pelly's role as Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Mss Eur F126/37 : Printed copies of official letters from Pelly chiefly to the Political Department, Bombay
Mss Eur F126/37, ff 30-42 : Printed letter No.58 of 1864 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident, Persian Gulf to Henry Lacon… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0004]/036-002311322[0002]/040-002311324[0012]/041-002360003
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 13 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003b0
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1864
- End Date:
- 1864
- Date Range:
- 16 Oct 1864
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)