Material concerning papers presented to meetings of the Royal Geographical Society by Pelly

Content

Material includes extracts from a letter by Pelly regarding questions relative to the interior of Arabia discussed by the Royal Geographical Society 22 February and 14 March 1864 and the published copy of Pelly's full report of his visit to Lingah, Kishm [Qeshm] and Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas], with maps, which was read before the society 27 June 1864

Extent and format

3 items (10 folios)

It is grouped into

'Visit to Lingah, Kishm and Bunder Abbas by Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, printed article of an account read before the Royal Geographical Society of London 27 Jun 1864'

14 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/67, ff 1-7

Pencil note from the Royal Geographical Society regarding the publishing of a report by Pelly

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/67, f 8

Notes on questions relative to the interior of central Arabia discussed before the Royal Geographical Society 22 February and 4 March 1864 and published 28 April 1864

4 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/67, ff 9-10

Arrangement

Items have been arranged within the file chronologically.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The contents of the file have been foliated in the front top right hand corner of each folio 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 F126/67

History of this record

Date(s)

Feb-Jun 1864 (CE, Gregorian)

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Places

East AfricaArabian PeninsulaCentral AsiaBaroda StateIranKalat StateMysore StatePersian GulfRajputanaRiyadhRussiaSindUdaipur StateZanzibarGohadMuscat

People & organisations

Royal Geographical SocietyBombay 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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