![File 1202/1912 'Arabia:- Travellers. Capt. F. F Hunter. Herr Runkiar (Danish Expedition). Capt Shakespear.' [‎164r] (332/358)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000098/IOR_L_PS_10_259_0332.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "File 1202/1912 'Arabia:- Travellers. Capt. F. F Hunter. Herr Runkiar (Danish Expedition). Capt Shakespear.' [‎164r] (332/358)")
File 1202/1912 'Arabia:- Travellers. Capt. F. F Hunter. Herr Runkiar (Danish Expedition). Capt Shakespear.' [164r] (332/358)
The record is made up of 1 volume (175 folios). It was created in 4 Sep 1908-5 Mar 1920. 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
From Viceroy, 16th March 1910.
Foreign Secret. Captain Fraser Hunter of Survey of India Department,
at present on leave, desires to travel in a powerful motor car, at his own
expense and entirely as a private person, from Medina across mainland of
Arabia to Abu Thabi on
trucial coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
of
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and thence across
ttuba-al-Khali to Mokalla. He reports that he has official support of Royal
and American Geographical Societies. Surveyor-General warmly supports
proposal as Hunter is eminently fitted, having compiled maps of Arabia and
anticipates most valuable geographical results. He could also let him have
a Mahomedan volunteer assistant surveyor, purely as a private person and
with no claims to compensation and no authority from Government.
I propose to inform Hunter that Government cannot be reponsihie tor
his iourney in any way as the country is dangerous, but if he can arrange
matters with the Turkish Government I do not think it necessary to stop him.
I have no objection to a surveyor going with him as a private volunteer.
About this item
- Content
The volume concerns expeditions by British officers and by the Royal Danish Geographical Society into the interior of Arabia.
The papers cover: plans by the Royal Danish Geographical Society to explore the countries around the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1909; the refusal of British officials to sanction a proposed journey by Captain Frederick Fraser Hunter of the Survey of India (by motor car from Medina across mainland Arabia to Abu Thabi [Abu Dhabi] and then on to Mokalla [Al Mukalla]), on the grounds of possible Turkish suspicions, 1910; the refusal of the Foreign Office to grant permission to British officers to make journeys into Mesopotamia after Turkish suspicions had been aroused by a number of such journeys, 1910; a proposed expedition by the Royal Danish Geographical Society to explore Oman and the Hadramaut [Hadramawt], 1911; the successful expedition of Barclay Raunkiær on behalf of the Royal Danish Geographical Society into Nejd via Kuwait, including failed British attempts to obstruct the expedition, and an investigation by the Government of India into how Raunkiær came to receive assistance from Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait, 1911-12; correspondence concerning Shakespear's own journey from Kuwait to Suez, 1913-14; and correspondence dated 1920 concerning a journey from Constantinople to Basrah made by Captain Frank R Teesdale in 1910.
Note: Raunkiær's name is rendered as 'Runkiar' in the file title.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (175 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 1202 (Travellers) consists of one volume only.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 177; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 3-176 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
File 1202/1912 'Arabia:- Travellers. Capt. F. F Hunter. Herr Runkiar (Danish Expedition). Capt Shakespear.' [164r] (332/358), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/259, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038059065.0x000085> [accessed 20 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038059065.0x000085
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038059065.0x000085">File 1202/1912 'Arabia:- Travellers. Capt. F. F Hunter. Herr Runkiar (Danish Expedition). Capt Shakespear.' [‎164r] (332/358)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038059065.0x000085"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000098/IOR_L_PS_10_259_0332.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000098/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/259
- Title
- File 1202/1912 'Arabia:- Travellers. Capt. F. F Hunter. Herr Runkiar (Danish Expedition). Capt Shakespear.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:4v, 7r:21v, 22v, 23v:80v, 81v:83v, 84v:85v, 87r:99v, 101r:135v, 139r:173v, 175r:176v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence