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IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 424-539
- Record Id:
- 041-003460821
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-001114483
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085784978.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100098369738.0x000004
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 424-539
- Title:
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'Lieutenant Wellsted's Memoir regarding the Red Sea and Steam Navigation between Europe and India, 1832'
- Scope & Content:
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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 Sea had been based on information obtained by Sir Home Popham during an expedition in 1800 (included identifying location of Jeddah, Mocha and Suez) and from that supplied by Captain Court under the direction of Lord Valencia. Correspondence discusses how the number of wrecks to be found indicated the importance of charting the reefs.
The survey was conducted using the Benarus and the Palinurus. The Benarus completed the survey of the coast to the south of Jeddah, and the Palinurus examined the northern portion of the sea, starting at Suez on 12 January 1829. The memoir contains a description of the coast and its inhabitants.
Correspondents include the Superintendent of the Indian Navy (Sir Charles Malcolm) and the Governor of Bombay (John FitzGibbon, Earl of Clare).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001104325
036-001114483
040-002707299
041-003460821 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MAR : Marine Department Records
IOR/L/MAR/C : Marine Miscellaneous Records
IOR/L/MAR/C/570 : Steam Navigation to Internal and External Communications of India, Volume 8
IOR/L/MAR/C/570, ff 424-539 : Lieutenant Wellsted's Memoir regarding the Red Sea and Steam Navigation between Europe and India, 1832 - Hierarchy:
- 032-001104325[0003]/036-001114483[0601]/040-002707299[0010]/041-003460821
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MAR
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (115 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100098369738.0x000004
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1832
- End Date:
- 1832
- Date Range:
- 1832
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)