'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎2538] (1055/1262)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (1165 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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2538
Failure of
the scheme
for the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
These conditions were not such as the other powers could accept^ and
the Convention therefore remained unratified by Turkey. Before
the final refusal of the Turkish Government to ratify^ the Persian
Government appeared to entertain an idea of forestalling the
Board of Health by constructing a Persian sanitary station on
the island of Hormuz^ and they even went so far as to enquire whether
a guard-ship for the use of the station^ to fly the Persian flag^ could be
lent them by the Government of India ; on becoming aware^ however,
of the failure of the Turkish Government to adhere to the Convention
they allowed the project to drop.
The scheme of the Venice Conference of 1897 for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
was in conformity with the pet theories of certain French scientists^
who wished to stretch a " net" for sea-borne cholera and plague between
the continents of Asia and Europe and to deal with the Persian
Gulf on a false analogy with the Eed Sea, making Hormuz a kind of
second Kamaran. The conclusion should therefore be avoided that the
proposals of the Conference, though politically disadvantageous to Great
Britain and Persia and very favourable to Turkey, had a political origin.
The Constantinople Board of Health however, as we shall presently see,
immediately seized the opportunity to extend the sphere of their activity
in the Gulf ; but in face of the apathy of the powers chiefly concerned,
except Turkey, the Board were unable to achieve anything and the
project of the Conference for the Gulf was not realised.
Plague in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1899-1907.
Masqat and
Bushehr,
1899.
Matrah,
Masqat and
Qislim, 1900.
For more than two years after its appearence in India there was no
manifestation of plague in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 3 and, though since 1899 the
disease has shown itself at intervals in various ports of the Gulf, its
movements there have been fitful and unprogressive, giving ground for
the hope that it has not acquired a permanent foothold.
Two imported cases of plague which were observed at Masqat in
April 1899 were followed by no others ; and the arrival at Basrah in April
1899 of the Indian steamer "Patna" from Bombay with one case of plague
on board, and in the following month of the Indian steamer " Haidari"
with a suspected case of plague, produced no untoward results on shore.
In June, however, the disease was discovered at Bushehr, where it possibly
continued until July; but by August it had certainly become extinct
without any considerable mortality having occurred. The actual number
of cases at Bushehr was impossible to ascertain as the disease was care
fully concealed, but two deaths from plague were fully authenticated-
In January 1 900 plague appeared at Matrah near Masqat on a small
scale, and its progress was at first very slow ; in March it began to
assume more serious proportions and spread to the neighbouring town
of Masqat ; finally in the month of May it disappeared after a total
mortality had been reached which was officially estimated at 434 souls.

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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.

Part II contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914, 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (pags v-viii), and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (ix-cxxx). These are also found in Volume I, Part IA of the Gazetteer (IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1).

Part II consists of three chapters:

'Chapter X. History of ’Arabistān' (pages 1625-1775);
'Chapter XI. History of the Persian Coast and Islands' (pages 1776-2149);
'Chapter XII. History of Persian Makrān' (pages 2150-2203).

The chapters are followed by nineteen appendices:

'Appendix A: Meteorology and Health in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2205-2211);
'Appendix B: Geology of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2212-2219);
'Appendix C: The Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2220-2293);
'Appendix D: Date Production and the Date Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2294-2307);
'Appendix E: Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2308-2318);
'Appendix F: Sailing Craft of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2319-2332);
'Appendix G: Transport Animals and Livestock of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2333-2348);
'Appendix H: Religions and Sects of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2349-2385);
'Appendix I: Western Christianity and Missions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2386-2399);
'Appendix J: The Telegraphs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in their relation to the Telegraph Systems of Persia and Turkey' (pages 2400-2438);
'Appendix K: Mail Communications and the Indian Post Office in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2439-2474);
'Appendix L: The Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2475-2516);
'Appendix M: Epidemics and Sanitary Organization in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2517-2555);
'Appendix N: The Arms and Ammunition Traffic in the Gulfs of Persia and ’Omān' (pages 2556-2593);
'Appendix O: The Imperial Persian Customs' (pages 2594-2625);
'Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. [1903]' (pages 2626-2662);
'Appendix Q: British and Foreign Diplomatic Political; and Consular Representation in the Countries Bordering on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2663-2699);
'Appendix R: Book References' (pages 2700-2736)
'Appendix S: Explanation of the System of Transliteration' (pages 2737-2741).

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1 volume (1165 pages)

Arrangement

Volume I, Part II is arranged into chapters that are sub-divided into numbered periods covering, for example, the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The appendices are sub-divided into lettered subject headings and also contain numbered annexures, as well as charts. Both the chapters and appendices have further subject headings that appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally througout the volume at the bottom of the page which provide further details and references. A 'Detailed Table of Contents' for Part II and the Appendices is on pages cii-cxxx.

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The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 879, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 1503.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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