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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1119] (1290/1782)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (1624 pages). It was created in 1915. 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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whichj by 1863, had brought about a total cessation of iutevcourse.
Colonel Pelly was also anxious to prove that Central Arabia was not
inaccessible to a British officer travelling- on duty, and he hoped to cast
much light upon the geography and natural history of the country.
The starting point of the journey was Kuwait, where Colonel Pelly
arrived in January 1865 and remained for some weeks, awaiting the
permission of the Amir to proceed ; this came at last, but in a laconic
fom, and no guide was sent. Colonel Pelly was accompanied by Dr. W.
H. Colvill, the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Surgeon, whom he placed in medical charge of
his camp and charged with geological and botanical research, and by
Lieitenant E. Dawes, I. N., of the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
steamer, " Berenice," whose
duty it was to take observations for latitude and longitude; and the
interpreter was G. Lucas, a native Christian of Musal, who passed himself
off a? a Muhammadan under the name of 'Abdullah. The Resident's
entire caravan consisted of about 30 camels ; and his party including two
Indian sowars, servants, and carnelmen, numbered about 33 persons. Only
one small tent was taken. The travellers took their departure from
Kuwait on the 17th of February, the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
steamer proceeding to
await their return at 'Oqair, and marched by Wafrah, Wabrah and
Rumluyah to Sidus in 'Aridh ; here they turned and took their way down
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hanifah to Riyadh, where they arrived upon the 5th of March,
in uniform.
On the 6th Colonel Pelly, accompanied by his whole staff, paid a visit
of ceremony to the Amir Faisal in the fort in the middle of the town ; and
the next morning a private interview took place, at which the Resident
was attended by his interpreter only. The Amir was now old and
altogether blind, but he appeared to be held by his subjects in the greatest
awe j his immediate dependents, it was observed, generally mentioned
him by the religious title of Imam. On both occasions the Resident's
conversation with the Amir was general; and, though political topics
were introduced, Colonel Pelly was careful to avoid discussion of particular
questions such as that of the Masqat tribute, in regard to which he did
not feel himself to be sufficiently well informed ; but, incidentall v, the Amir
claimed sovereignty over all Eastern Arabia from Kuwait to Ras-al-Hadd
and beyond. Faisal's manner was dignified, but friendly and at times
even cordial • he appeared on the whole to be pleased by the Resident's
visit; and it was arranged that Colonel Pelly, on his way from Riyadh 1 o
the coast, should visit Saih in Kharj for the purpose of seeing the Amir's
stud of horses. At this point, however,* hostile influences began to work
* A useless guide, Shaikh 'Ali of the Sabai,' whom Colonel Pelly had employed,
gave a mendacious account at Riyadh of the proceedings of the party by the way.
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Theses two volumes make up Volume I, Part IA and Part IB (Historical) (pages i-778 and 779-1624) 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 1A contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914. There is also a 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (page v-viii) and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (pages ix-cxxx), both of which cover all volumes and parts of the Gazetteer .
Parts IA and IB consist of nine chapters:
- 'Chapter I. General History of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (Part IA, pages 1-396);
- 'Chapter II. History of the ’Omān Sultanate' (Part IA, pages 397-629);
- 'Chapter III. History of Trucial ’Omān' (Part IA, page 630-Part IB, page 786);
- 'Chapter IV. History of Qatar' (Part IB, pages 787-835);
- 'Chapter V. History of Bahrain' (Part IB, pages 836-946);
- 'Chapter VI. History of Hasa' (Part IB, pages 947-999);
- 'Chapter VII. History of Kuwait' (Part 1B, pages 1000-1050);
- 'Chapter VIII. History of Najd or Central Arabia' (Part 1B, pages 1051-1178);
- 'Chapter IX. History of Turkish ’Iraq' (Part 1B, pages 1179-1624).
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- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
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Volume I, Part I has been divided into two bound volumes (1A and 1B) for ease of binding. Part 1A contains an 'Introduction', 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Trees' and 'Detailed Table of Contents'. The content is arranged into nine chapters, with accompanying annexures, that relate to specific geographic regions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The chapters are sub-divided into numbered periods according, for example, to 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 annexures focus on a specific place or historical event. Further subject headings also appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally at the bottom of the page to provide further details and references.
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Foliation: 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. The sequence runs through parts IA and IB as follows:
- Volume I, Part IA: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 456. Total number of folios: 456. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 460.
- Volume I, Part IB: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 457, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 878. It should be noted that folio 488 is followed by folio 488A. Total number of folios: 423. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 427.
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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:130, 1:778, iv-r:iv-v, back-i, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, v-r:v-v, 779:1098, 1131:1146, 1099:1130, 1147:1484, 1489:1496, 1485:1488, 1497:1624, vi-r:vi-v, back-a-i
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