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'Routes in Arabia' [iii-r] (12/852)
The record is made up of 1 volume (425 folios). 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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INTRODUCTION.
flJv 3 EOUt0 3 ! 00k - deaIs witl1 the more important of
the known routes m Arabia proper. Strictly speak
ing. some of them are not routes at all, that is, in the
sense of their being usnal thoroughfares, but are merely
de cnptions of the partieular traeks which have been
lowed hy the authorities quoted. It should be
borne in mind, however, that a great deal of the infor-
from native m 10 'j 68 ! page3 i3 drawn entire, y
from native sources, and that its accuracy cannot be
guaranteed m any way. Even the reports of those
Arabia ^ f US T :Eur0peanS wl10 have Penetrated
difflc I' ? v, t 73 relial ' le owin g t0 singular
ffioulhes which beset the exploration of that country.
At the present day, moreover, those difficulties are more
formidable than ever. The inhabitants have now cZe
to regard with the gravest suspicion not only cameras
diar.es, and instruments, but also the explorers them-
vZo . r 6 . 0f ^ latter iaTC W 14 ' m PossiUe
Sl . 'a 1213 d o™ notes ; and one or two of those who,
? ? Ufe , et,J . more fortunate in this respect, have
be pubhJhei 1118 ^ n0teS bef0re tlleir rep0ItS COuld
t w 1 Whi ? 11 are d 68 ™ 1 " 511 m tte following
P g do not therefore deserve the appearance of ac
curacy which it is apprehended they may have been made
1~ melel r attempt to
coUate and co-ordinate the very meagre and often con-
mctmg information available, and to serve as a basis for
lurtner investigation.
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This volume contains descriptions of the 'more important of the known routes in Arabia proper' produced by the General Staff in Simla, India. It is divided up as follows:
Part I - Routes in North-Eastern, Eastern, and Southern Arabia.
Part II - Routes in South-Western, Western, and North-Western Arabia.
Part III - Miscellaneous Routes in Mesopotamia.
Appendix A - Information about Routes etc in the Rowanduz District by Abdullah Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Hereditary Chief of Rowanduz and ex-official of the Turkish Government.
Appendix B - Information relating to Navigation etc of the Tigris between Mosul and Baghdad supplied by our Raftsmen.
The volume contains a Glossary of Arabic Terms used in the route descriptions and a map of Arabia with the routes marked on it.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (425 folios)
- Arrangement
Divided into three sections as outlined in the scope and content.
The file contains a contents page that lists all of the routes included on folios 6-13 and uses the original printed pagination system.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound, printed volume.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; 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. Please note that f 424 is housed inside f 425.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/MIL/17/16/3
- Title
- 'Routes in Arabia'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:18, 1:644, 647:816, v-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence