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IOR/F/4/2224/110713
- Record Id:
- 041-003476731
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002199254
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100098592774.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100123328341.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2224/110713
- Title:
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‘Reports of Journeys made into the S.E. Coast of Arabia by some officers of the Surveying Brig “Palinurus”’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies of correspondence enclosed with an extract Marine Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 30 September 1847.
The item contains a letter from the Superintendent of the Indian Navy to the Governor of Bombay, dated 7 August 1847, enclosing reports of two journeys made into the interior of the South Coast of Arabia by members of the Company’s Surveying Brig, Palinurus. The reports are:
- ‘An account of an overland journey from Lesk Kaira [Al Ashkharah] to Muskat [Muscat] and the Green Mountains of Oman by Mr Cole of the EICs S[urveying] B[rig] “Palinurus”’, ff 108-195
- ‘Account of a journey from Soor [Sur] to Jahlan [Jalan Bani Bu Hassan and Jalan Bani Bu Ali] and thence to Ras Roues [Ra’s ar Ruways] by Messrs Ward, Sylvester and James of the HCS Brig Palinurus’, ff 195-201
Both reports contain details on the: routes taken; conditions of travel; governance of each region; landscapes and towns; and the people encountered.
The item contains multiple spellings for multiple place names.
The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Marine Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5953, Draft No. 131 of 1848’, ‘Collection No. 21’ and ‘Secretary’s Office, Marine Branch, 1847’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-002199254
041-003476731 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2224 : Board's Collections Vol 2224 nos 110573 to 110801
IOR/F/4/2224/110713 : ‘Reports of Journeys made into the S.E. Coast of Arabia by some officers of the Surveying Brig “Palinurus”’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2228]/040-002199254[0003]/041-003476731
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (24 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100098592774.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1846
- End Date:
- 1847
- Date Range:
- Nov 1846?-30 Sep 1847
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 178, and terminates at f 201, 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.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)