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File 758/1908 'Arabia: Travellers - Mr G W Bury' [‎4v] (17/464)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (229 folios). It was created in 1903-1915. 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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The file contains correspondence, notes and press cuttings relating to the movements of the explorer and naturalist, George Wyman Bury. The majority of the correspondence is between Bury himself, the 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. , the Government of India, the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , and the Political 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. at Aden. There are also letters from the Royal Geographical Society, Foreign Office, British Embassy at Constantinople, British Consulate at Jeddah, British Museum (Natural History), British Commissioner in Somaliland, and the British trading company, Antony Gibbs & Sons.

The papers cover various matters, including:

  • Bury's employment as Assistant Resident at Aden in 1903;
  • his dismissal in 1904 on the grounds of corruption;
  • his successful attempts to clear his name;
  • his repeated attempts between 1908 and 1912 to journey into the interior of South Arabia with the support of either the Royal Geographical Society or the British Museum but against the wishes of the British and Indian Governments;
  • his numerous requests for references from officers of the British Government.

Included in the file are several extracts and cuttings from newspapers and magazines covering Bury's plans for exploration.

Folio 79 is a sketch map of South Arabia highlighting the areas under Turkish and British control.

The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.

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1 volume (229 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 227; these numbers are written in pencil, but 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. The front and back covers, along with one leading and ending flyleaf have not been foliated.

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File 758/1908 'Arabia: Travellers - Mr G W Bury' [‎4v] (17/464), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/135, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100029569382.0x000012> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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