'Oman. Map of and Reports on by Major Ross'

IOR/L/PS/20/C57

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The record is made up of 1 volume, 2 items (7 folios). It was created in 1872. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 consists of the following:

The Arabic content of this volume is confined to letters of the Arabic alphabet appearing in the key to pronunciation and transliteration on folio 4.

The date of the item is supplied by the date of Ross's tenure as Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat, and by the date of the genealogical table (folio 5).

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1 volume, 2 items (7 folios)
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Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio after the front cover and terminates at 6, the last folio bearing text. The numbers are written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right-hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following folios need to be folded out to be examined: ff. 4, 5, 6.

Condition: the front and back boards of the volume are detached.

Written in
English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
Type
Archival file

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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.
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Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/20/C57

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Date(s)
1872 (CE, Gregorian)
Subjects
Tribes
Places
Oman
People & organisations
Political Agent and Consul, Muscat

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