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‘Persian Gulf pilot comprising the Persian Gulf and its approaches from Ras al Hadd, in the south-west, to Cape Monze, in the east.’ [‎133r] (270/404)

The record is made up of 199 folios. It was created in 1932. 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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CHAPTER VII
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r0W islet at persian gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , south-western side—western side of qatar,
' s s than 0®; Bahrein, and the coasts of nejd and Kuwait—ras rakan
^fewestec; to khor 'abdullah.
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QataraiiiijY. Chart 2837b.
t can be 16;;. GENERAL REMARKS .—The whole coast between Ras Rakan
sootbwarfi;: and Jezirat Bubiyan, situated about 260 miles north-westward,
fenonlirt;; is a low sandy or stony desert with, here and there, a few small
cbabout2; : hills. The only vegetation, except near A1 Katif, situated about 5
69 miles west-north-westward of Ras Rakan, and in the vicinity
nseaward;: of one or two other towns where there are date trees, is the coarse
of Ras 4 grass growing in tufts on the sandhills and the occasional small
ituated air brushwood. For the first 180 miles, the coast is fronted by extensive
.ong.Hrif reefs; and off it lie Bahrein, see page 208, and many low islets, 10
jofjw'j:. the outermost of the latter being about 53 miles offshore. With
^ the exception of a few towns, this coast is rarely visited by Europeans.
Large tracts are without villages or any settled inhabitants, and it
is probably unsafe to wander away from the towns on the mainland
without an armed escort. 15
The coast westward of Ras Rakan {Lat.26°ll'N.,Long.51°13'E.)
forms a great bay near the entrance of which is the large island of
Bahrein. Reefs extend from the eastern side of Bahrein to within
5 miles of the west coast of Qatar and southward of them the bay
has been but little explored. 20
In 1901-2, R.I.M.S. Investigator, drawing 14| feet (4 m 4),
endeavoured to circumnavigate Bahrein starting from its western
side; but between Ras al Bar, the southern extremity of the island,
and Jezirat Hawar, off the coast of Qatar south-eastward of it,
such a network of reefs and shoals were encountered that the attempt 25
had to be abandoned.
For tidal streams, see page 223.
APPROACHES TO BAHREIN FROM NORTH-EAST-
WARD.—Ras Rakan to Ras as Sawad.—Coast. —Between Ras
Rakan and Ras 'Ashairik, situated about 17 miles south-westward, 30
the coast is low and of so light a colour that it is difficult to pick
it up by eye, especially when enveloped in the prevailing haze.
A reef fringes this coast to within 4 miles of Ras Ashairik and
extends from 2 to 3 miles offshore; it nearly all dries and is plainly
visible in a good light; landing, except at high water, is very 55
difficult.
Chart 748b.
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Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. pilot comprising the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and its approaches, from Ras al Hadd, in the south-west, to Cape Monze, in the east. Published for the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty by His Majesty’s Stationery Office, London, 1932. Eighth edition.

The pilot begins with a number of introductory sections:

  • Notice of caution when approaching British ports, including the closure of ports and examination of vessels entering ports (folio 1v, inside front cover);
  • Notations of supplements and annual summaries of notices to mariners relating to this book (folio 2);
  • Cautionary notes on the measurements, including those for (bearings, longitude, latitude, depth) given in the pilot, and the different methods of shading used to indicate colours of flags, tidal light signals and beacons in the pilot (folio 5);
  • Advertisement to the eighth edition (folio 6) providing an outline history of the pilot, and updates to the latest edition;
  • Contents page (folios 7v-8), referring to the pilot’s pagination;
  • A list of views (illustrations), with reference to the pilot’s pagination (folio 8v);
  • A glossary of terms (folio 9), organised alphabetically, and with an indication of their origin (Arabic, Baluchi, Hindustani, Persian);
  • Notes on the system of orthography (folios 10-11);
  • Information relating to Admiralty charts and other hydrographic publications and general navigation (folios 12-19), with sections on the correction of Admiralty charts, and their degree of reliance, navigational publications, including the Admiralty lists of lights and wireless signals, tide tables, and general remarks relating to practical navigation;
  • A map of the head of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated July 1932, indicating those areas covered by Admiralty charts (folio 20v);
  • A map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Gulf of Oman, dated July 1932, with an indication of those areas covered by Admiralty charts mentioned in the pilot (folio 21v);
  • An insert (folio 22) detailing those elements not included in the present volume.

The main body of the pilot is arranged in chapters and appendices as follows:

Throughout the main chapters there are illustrations of the parts of the coastline being discussed by the accompanying text. These illustrations, which are a mix of line drawing and reproductions of watercolours, indicate the profile of the land, and highlight distinctive topographical features such as trees and forts.

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199 folios
Arrangement

The pilot is arranged into eight chapters (I-VIII) and five appendices (I-V). The arrangement of chapters is geographical, moving from the easternmost point of the Gulf in chapter II to the westermost point in chapter VIII. The contents page (ff 7-8) and alphabetically ascending index (ff 182-93) refer to the pilot’s pagination system.

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Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which 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 front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 199.

Pagination: There are two printed pagination systems, which generally situate numbers in the top-left corner of versos and the top-right corner of rectos. The first, which uses Roman numerals, runs through the pilot’s introductory pages (ff 6-19). The second pagination system uses Arabic numerals, and runs through the remainder of the pilot (ff 23-197).

The number of each chapter is indicated throughout the chapter (expressed as ‘Chap.’ and the chapter number as a Roman numeral) in the top-left corner of rectos and the top-right corner of versos. The lines of text on each page in each chapter are numbered in intervals of five (i.e. 5, 10, etc.)

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