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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [590] (634/733)
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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590
NAVIGATION OF THE
F unnel H ill.
Funnel Hill is a knob on the range of high land near the coast, in
lat. 2/ 51/ N., long. 51° 47 / 51" E. It is useful as a mark for anchor
ing under the lee of the reef in a north-wester, and also for a clearing
mark.
B urdistan R eef, or F oul G round.
Burdistan Reef, or Foul Ground, extends from Monakeela to long.
51° 52' 30 // E. It also extends to the south as far as lat. 27° 41' N. r
and is dry in many parts at low-water. It is formed of hard sand and
rocks, and is dangerous to approach in the night under ten fathoms, as
you shoal quickly. Within that depth, the gap mentioned by McClure
is very small, and may have filled up since his time. In a north-wester,
if you wish to anchor, you should do so under the tail of the reef, with
the following bearings, where you will lay sheltered centre hummock
of Kenn, N. 26 W., or a little open to the eastward of Funnel Hill;
Square Tower Knob in the deep gap of high land, N. 10° W., Battoonah
Tower, neai the beach, N. 3° E. true bearing, in five fathoms; or, if
you like, you may run further in on the bearing of the latter; but this
is the best place to weigh from in case of a south-easter coming on, as
you may run out SW. or VV.by S. from it until you deepen your water,
by crossing the bank.
S quare T ower K nob.
Square Tower Knob is a gap of high land of a zigzag form, and is in
lat. 27° 59' 10" N., long. 51° 50' E. 5 5'
B attoonah T ower.
Battoonah Tower is a small Martello tower, at the village of the same
name. It is in lat. 27° 49' 30 v N., long. 58° 53' 35" E.
S ugar-loaf.
Sugar-loaf is a detached conical hill, on the main, in lat. 27° 50'28*
N., long. 51° 59' lO" E.
R as B urdistan.
52° l 2 /S 5^E dlStan 18 ^ eleVated bloff P oint ' 111 lat - 270 49/ SO* N., long.
congoon.
Congoon, in lat. 27° 49' 20' N., long. 52° 8' 45" E., is a town sitnat-
a eep bay near Cape Burdistan. Its inhabitants are Mahome-
IZ'vatw, I® 6 "' HuS8an ' Beni Khalid - Albuya, Albusnarif,
Tribes 'l ■f la ' ' Ahmood ' Ab adaly, Kasheanaria, and Nassoor
inhabitant, • K PreSe , ntShaikh ' Sname is Jubarr!l - The number of
the coast f r Urteen hundred - Tl ' e whol « country along
from Cape Burdistan to Aseeloo is under this place.
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1:28, 1:48, 50:688, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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