'Persian Gulf Gazetteer Part II, Geographical and Descriptive Materials, Section III Central Arabia'

IOR/R/15/1/728

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The record is made up of 1 volume (125 folios). It was created in 1904. 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. .

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The volume is Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer Part II, Geographical and Descriptive Materials, Section III Central Arabia (Simla: G C Press, 1904).

The volume contains notes, followed by subsections on Central Arabia, south of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Rummah [ Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Rumah] and Central Arabia, north of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Rummah [ Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Rumah]. The volume is a geographical and descriptive gazetteer, giving information on alphabetically-listed places in the territories in question.

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1 volume (125 folios)
Arrangement

There is a table of contents on the title page of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 127 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A printed pagination sequence also runs intermittently throughout the volume.

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English in Latin script
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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.
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IOR/R/15/1/728

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1904 (CE, Gregorian)
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A handwritten note on the first page after the front cover states 'Received from Mr J G Lorimer CIE demi-officially, September 1912'.

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