Skip to item: of 1,782
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎378] (521/1782)

The record is made up of 2 volumes (1624 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

378
the scheme was considered by His Majesty's Government to involve legal
and other difficulties and was not carried into execution.
In 1903 the Admiralty, in the interests of British naval efficiency in
general, proposed a change which was accepted by the Secretary of State
for India and by the Government of India on an understanding that there
should be no increase in the naval subsidy payable by India. The chanoe
involved the formation of a flotilla of three gunboats for constant service in
tne Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the exemption of larger vessels from regular service in
the Gulf, where their usefulness was restricted by their greater draught;
and an annual cold weather cruise of the East Indies Squadron in Persian
Gulf waters, during which the permanent gunboats should be withdrawn
India to refit and m order that leave might be given to their crews. One
result was a reduction of the number of vessels supplied in return for the
ndian subsidy from four, of which two were large and two small, to three,
all Sioall; but, in the view of the Government of India, the increase of
suitably vessels [in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. was of enough importance to justify
t e abol^on of special service vessels elsewhere. In October 1904 the
new anangement was brought into effect with the gunboats "Sphinx/'
1,130 tons, "Lapwing," 805 tons, and " Merlin," the last of these being
a temporary f or H.M.S. "Redbreast," 805 tons; and the
r \T J yjb0 ' to ^ and " Perseus," 2,135 tons, were removed from the
Lru . Ihe number of European officers and men serving on board ships
o warm the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. was at the same time reduced from about
0 a ' the reduction being due largely, however, to the sub-
s i u ion o Asiatics for Europeans in respect of stoker ratings. The limits
of the waters within which the subsidised ships might be employed was
e ne as an imaginary line Irunning from Aden south of Soqotrah to
Bombay, and it was arranged that during the five summer months each
of them should proceed in turn to Colombo for change and musketry prac-
tice rhe assent of the Government of India to these modifications, pro
posed by the Naval Commander-in-Chief was provisional only; and it was
represented to the Secretary of State that the Gulf of Aden (but not
Soqotrah) should be excluded from the beat of the Indian special service
vessels, and that the reduction of the gunboats by one in summer should
be countervailed by the addition of a special lighUlraught vessel for work
in the neighbouihood of Bahrain ami in in i t • i
the head of the Gulf. In making the In t * T ^
India dwrOf m ^ , , y ^ l a st suggestion the Government of
Gdf on f o e 'I ^ ^ ^ VeK ^"'y - «-
toother to nolira'th *"7 ? ^ of ,he G » lf season,
and a third to "l '.'I'" "I and the Bhallow wa <ers round Bahrain,
and third to patrol the 6 eas between Masqat and Bandar 'Abbas.

About this item

Content

Theses two volumes make up Volume I, Part IA and Part IB (Historical) (pages i-778 and 779-1624) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.

Part 1A contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914. There is also a 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (page v-viii) and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (pages ix-cxxx), both of which cover all volumes and parts of the Gazetteer .

Parts IA and IB consist of nine chapters:

  • 'Chapter I. General History of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (Part IA, pages 1-396);
  • 'Chapter II. History of the ’Omān Sultanate' (Part IA, pages 397-629);
  • 'Chapter III. History of Trucial ’Omān' (Part IA, page 630-Part IB, page 786);
  • 'Chapter IV. History of Qatar' (Part IB, pages 787-835);
  • 'Chapter V. History of Bahrain' (Part IB, pages 836-946);
  • 'Chapter VI. History of Hasa' (Part IB, pages 947-999);
  • 'Chapter VII. History of Kuwait' (Part 1B, pages 1000-1050);
  • 'Chapter VIII. History of Najd or Central Arabia' (Part 1B, pages 1051-1178);
  • 'Chapter IX. History of Turkish ’Iraq' (Part 1B, pages 1179-1624).
Extent and format
2 volumes (1624 pages)
Arrangement

Volume I, Part I has been divided into two bound volumes (1A and 1B) for ease of binding. Part 1A contains an 'Introduction', 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Trees' and 'Detailed Table of Contents'. The content is arranged into nine chapters, with accompanying annexures, that relate to specific geographic regions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The chapters are sub-divided into numbered periods according, for example, to the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The annexures focus on a specific place or historical event. Further subject headings also appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally at the bottom of the page to provide further details and references.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The sequence runs through parts IA and IB as follows:

  • Volume I, Part IA: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 456. Total number of folios: 456. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 460.
  • Volume I, Part IB: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 457, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 878. It should be noted that folio 488 is followed by folio 488A. Total number of folios: 423. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 427.
Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎378] (521/1782), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023575943.0x00007a> [accessed 29 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575943.0x00007a">'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [&lrm;378] (521/1782)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575943.0x00007a">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000148/IOR_L_PS_20_C91_1_0521.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000148/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image