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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎591] (635/733)

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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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GULF OF PERSIA.
591
Several of the finest Buggalows in the Gulf belong to this port,
and they carry on a very extensive trade, principally as carriers to
Bombay and the Malabar Coast, and to most of the ports in the Persian
Gulf and Red Sea. The bay is perfectly sheltered from north-westerly
winds, by Gape Burdistan, and the reefs off it, and partially from soulh-
easters by Ras-ool-Mara. The best anchorage is with the north-western
tower of the town NE-. by compass, and Burdistan fort and the Sugar-
loaf or conical hill nearly in one N, 57° W., in four or four and a quarter
fathoms. Supplies of indifferent cattle are procurable, and excellent
water. Rugged Peak, over Congoon, is in lat. 27° 57' 12" N lon^
61° 59' 5" E.
R as-ool- M ara.
Ras-ool-Mara is a low, sandy point, with date trees on it, distant one
mile and two-thirds from the town, and forms the south-east point of
the bay, in lat. 27° 46' SG' 7 N., long. 52° 10' 15" E.
M ahaloo.
Mahaloo is a small village in lat. 27° 44' 40 7 N., long. 52° 14' 20' / E.
It contains about one hundred inhabitants, of the Joasmee Tribe.
J aynaat.
Jaynaat is a small town in lat. 27° 42' 40" N., long. 52° 16' 55" E.,
contains about five hundred men of the Bootambee Tribe, has several
trading boats belonging to it, and has tolerably good anchorage off it,
in ten fathoms, in a north-wester. A small reef of rocks, forming a boat
harbour, extends off this town.
G ebil P erai.
Gebil Perai, or Barn Hill, is in lat. 27° 46' 33" N., long. 52° 20' 35'
E. It is a remarkable barn-shaped hill, well known to all who fre
quent the Gulf.
R as L aswaet.
Ras Laswaet is a projecting point of the land, in lat. 27° 41' 28" N.,
long. 52° IS' 20" E. It is safe to approach to four fathoms, about two
hundred yards off shore.
R as A nktor.
Ras Anktor, in lat. 27° 40' 20" N., long. 52° 20' E., is a low point.
Between it and Ras Laswaet is formed a small bay, where boats
anchor.
S hillan.
Shillan is a small deserted village, in lat. 27° 39' 59" N., lono-
52° 14 7 20" E.
T aurie.
Taurie, in lat. 27° 38' 52" N., long. 52° 16' 40" E., is a small town,
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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)
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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.

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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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