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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [562] (606/733)
The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. 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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562
NAVIGATION OF THE
completely barren from the meridian of the Yassaat or Psyche 's Islands
carrying a line eastward of Arlaat Dalmy, and to the northward and
eastward of Fasht Alladeid, to Eas Allarch. Within this line the naviga-
tion is extremely dangerous, and should not be attempted except in
chase, or other emergent cases, without a pilot. In cases of emergency,
the directions already given, and the chart before you, will carry you
clear. Boats should never land on any part of this coast away from the
towns or villages, without being well armed.
B oodeshoof.
Boodeshoof, in lat. 26° 7' 50'' N., long. 51° 16' E., is on the point
ncaily opposite Has Reccan, and is subject to Bahrein, having about
fifty men of the Abookara Tribe, mostly fishermen.
Y amale.
Yamale, in lat. 26° 5' 40" N., long. 51° 14' E., is a small village.
Y ossfee.
\ossfee, in lat. 26 5' N., long. d\ 0 14' E., is a small village, with a
fort, belonging to Bahrein. It has about fifty inhabitants, of mixed
tribes, all fishermen.
K hor H assan.
Khor Hassan is in lat. 26° 4' 20" N., long. 51° 10' 55" E. It is a
small village, with a square fort, belongs to Bahrein, and has about one
hundred inhabitants, of the Abookara and Uttoobee Tribes, principally
fishermen.
F eyraha.
Feyraha is a small village, in lat. 26° 2' N., long. 51° 9' E. It belongs
to Bahrein, and has a few trading boats belonging to it. It has about
one bundled and fifty inhabitants, of the Abookara Tribe, principally
fishermen.
ZoBARA.
Zobara is in latitude 26° N., long. 51° 8' 30" E. It is a large
town, now in ruins. It is situated in a bay, and has been, before it was
destroyed, a place of considerable trade. The inhabitants are of the
Tiibe of Alassar, and subject to Bahrein ; a number of fine Nujdee
horses are still exported from this place. This was originally the
principal place of the Uttoobee Tribe, until they separated.
General Remarks on the Coast from Ras Reccan to Zohara.—^e
coast runs south-westerly, and is fronted by reefs all the way, which
are diy at low-water, to two or three miles from the shore. It is navi
gable to the last mentioned place, having a channel of four fathoms
etween it and the Debil Shoal. The villages are all subject to Bah-
n, an supplies of cattle may be obtained between them. It is neces-
y o e on your guard, in landing, against the straggling Bedouins.
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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).
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- 1 volume (364 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.
- Physical characteristics
Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.
The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.
Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.
The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.
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- 'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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