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IOR/F/4/2477/139058
- Record Id:
- 041-003953035
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002226177
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100128894692.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100138073180.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/2477/139058
- Title:
- ‘Forwarding specimens of the Zoology of Mesopotamia collected by Commander Jones of the Indian Navy.’
- Scope & Content:
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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and memoranda cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Commander Stephen Lushington, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy.
The item concerns zoological specimens collected by Commander Felix Jones in Mesopotamia and Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq] and forwarded the East India Company museum in London. The item contains lists of the specimens (primarily birds), including:
- When they were killed or captured
- Where they were found
- Their English and Arabic names (in both Latin and Arabic script)
- Their diet
- Their weight
- Supplementary remarks.
The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 772/52’ and ‘Collection No 66’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-002226177
041-003953035 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/2477 : Board's Collections Vol 2477 nos 138960 to 139147
IOR/F/4/2477/139058 : ‘Forwarding specimens of the Zoology of Mesopotamia collected by Commander Jones of the Indian Navy.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[2481]/040-002226177[0001]/041-003953035
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (16 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100128894692.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1851
- End Date:
- 1852
- Date Range:
- 18 Jan 1851-27 Feb 1852
- 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 369, and terminates at f 384, 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 documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear of the item to the front.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)