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Euphrates expedition [‎29r] (62/736)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (403 folios). It was created in 14 Jul 1834-18 Jan 1836. 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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Volume containing correspondence related to the Euphrates expedition of 1835-36, a survey of the navigability of the Euphrates River as part of a possible overland route between the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Mediterranean. The correspondence covers preparations for the expedition, the sea journey from Liverpool to Sowedich [Samandağ] and the overland journey from Sowedich to Bir [Birecik]. The correspondence also discusses delays to the expedition caused by the obstructionism of various Ottoman officials, particularly Mehmet Ali, Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Egypt, and his son Ibrahim Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. .

The primary correspondent is the commander of the expedition Colonel Francis Rawdon Chesney. Other correspondents include: Chesney’s second-in-command Lieutenant Henry Blosse Lynch; the Board of Control Formally known as the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1784 to supervise the activities of the East India Company. ; 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. ; HM Treasury; the British Consul, Aleppo; the British Consul, Baghdad; and HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.

The report recommending the expedition from the House of Commons Select Committee on Steam Navigation to India is included on folios 74-75. A transcript of the following House of Commons debate on 4 August 1834 is included on folios 76-85.

Folios 204-224 contain a copy of the log book of the voyage of the George Canning from Liverpool to Sowedich, via Malta and Beirout [Beirut], February-April 1835, accompanied by HMS Columbine .

Folios 262-263 contain a description of a turtle, probably an African softshell turtle, by the expedition’s naturalist Dr Charles Frederick Staunton.

The volume includes a table of contents on folios 7-15.

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1 volume (403 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 405; 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.

The volume includes two sequences of blank pages, ff 54-73 and ff 385-404, which have not been digitised.

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