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'British Museum report on the Persian Gulf as a possible area for successful sponge fisheries. (Pol. No. 1718/05)' [2v] (4/4)
The record is made up of 1 file (2 folios). It was created in Nov 1905. 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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Report prepared by Randolph Kirkpatrick of the British Museum (Natural History) in November 1905 into the commercial potential of sponge fisheries in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The report is organised into small sections, as follows:
- Conditions favourable to the growth of commercial sponges;
- Unfavourable conditions that might prevent successful sponge fishing in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
- Methods of obtaining sponges;
- Would it be possible for a syndicate to collect sponges without at the same time bringing up oysters or damaging their beds;
- Summary and conclusion.
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- 1 file (2 folios)
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Foliation: the sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: The booklet contains an original typed pagination sequence.
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- IOR/L/PS/18/B152
- Title
- 'British Museum report on the Persian Gulf as a possible area for successful sponge fisheries. (Pol. No. 1718/05)'
- Pages
- 1r:2v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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