Report No.67 of 1863 by Pelly on the tribes, trade and resources of the Gulf littoral; with related statements, maps and appendices

Content

Political Department report No. 67 of 1863 from Lewis Pelly to the Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay, giving specific details based on his personal observation and hearsay concerning the tribes, trade and resources of the Gulf littoral which are divided into seven areas according to political administration. The report also includes statements of Imports and Exports for the region, a Sketch map and statements relating to the activities at Joasmee [Qasimi] Ports covering various dates ranging from 1826 to 1864.

Extent and format

1 file, 5 items (40 folios)

It is grouped into

Report No.67 of 1863 detailing the tribes, trades and resources of the Gulf Littoral

58 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/48, ff 1-29

Approximate statement of the principal exports from Bushire to Bombay

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/48, f 30

'Sketch Map of the Gulf of Persia'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/48, f 31

'Statement of the number of inhabitants, vessels, houses and date trees of the Joasmee [Qasimi] Ports'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/48, f 32

Handwritten appendices detailing annual imports and exports, each appendix is labelled A-F

16 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/48, ff 33-40

Physical characteristics

Foliation: File foliated in the front top right corner of each page with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F126/48

History of this record

Date(s)

1863-1864 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

[see No 103 below]

Places

East AfricaArabian PeninsulaCentral AsiaBaroda StateIranKalat StateMysore StatePersian GulfRajputanaRiyadhRussiaSindUdaipur StateZanzibarGohadMuscat

People & organisations

Bombay ArmySir Lewis Pelly, KnightMalhar Rao Gaekwad, Maharaja Gaekwad of BarodaWilliam Henry ColvillClement Joseph Philip Pen De BodeSir Henry Bartle Edward FrereSir Frederic John Goldsmid, KnightSir William Henry Rodes Green, KnightEdward Brodie HoareJohn JacobSir Robert Phayre, KnightSir Dinkar Rao, KnightHenry WillockSir Owen Tudor Burne, KnightThomas George Baring, 1st Earl of NorthbrookSir William Lockyer Merewether, KnightWilliam Gifford PalgraveSir Charles Umpherston Aitchison, KnightArthur William RobertsSir Edward Charles Ross, KnightÁrmin VámbéryCharles Kenneth Mackenzie Walter

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