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The record is made up of 1 volume (402 pages). It was created in 1850-1852. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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APPENDIX.
At H.—Tel Goosb.
o /
Shrines at Kathetnein 166 40
Akr-kuf... ... 205 40
Khan Tarraiyeh 355 00
At I. —Khan Tanniyeh or Suadiyeh.
o /i/ "or
Sun’s Mer: alt. 113 22 11 , gave the latitude... 33 37 0 2 North.
Nitocris’s flags displayed in
the Jedideh Reach—bore true. 70 00
An ancient mound called Tel-
kir... ... ... ... 211 00
At J.—On the high mounds of the Nalhriyat canal by theodolite set 360° to
the minaret in Sumeycheli village—a tomb called Ibrahim being exactly iu lino
with it.
Deserted village east of Su-
/
meycheh...
8
o
56
/
Mahomed Abul Husseyn tomb.
Kef’ Ali
16
24
37
21
Sheik Jemeel—a tomb, near
the Tigris
56
22
Extremes of the village Sadi-
yeh, on the east bank of
Tigris 57 35 to 62 00 Indifferent.
Mounds in the Abu Sakher
ruins... ... 117 00 One mile distant.
Tel Taaseh 138 10
Khan Tarmiyeh doorway... 173 47
Direction of the Nathriyat
canal for mile—then turn
ing to the E. S. E 168 00
Sun’s altitude—centre for azi
muth 12 37 -
Angle to sun’s centre for do... 171 02
Theodolite magnetic, shewing
North... 354 00
Direction of canal coming
from... ... 336 00
Sun’s amplitude as set by com
pass ... 274 00
Sun’s amplitude as set by
theodolite... ... ... 279 36
Making the variation of the
road compass... 3 12 West.
And by the theodolite needle. 2 43 30^ West.
The mound of Abfl Sakher by a mer. altitude of the sun on the following day,
March 23rd, 1850, observed as 113° 57' 10 ^ Being in latitude 33° 42' 4 y Nortli.
L-Station 1
tier,alt,of A. Cai
Unroll, having the 1
At M.-Tri
on the
^ by Hie Tigris
Raimis of many
""metrical
being
A
At K.—Kef’ Ali, tomb in Akbara*
Sheik Jemeel, a tomb near
the West bank of the Ti-

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Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from September 1850 to June 1852. Edited by the Secretary. Volume X.

Publication details: Bombay: Printed at The Times' Press, by J D'Gama, 1852.

With drawings and diagrams.

Inscriptions in Arabic, with translation into English: pages 87-89.

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1 volume (402 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving headings and page references. There is an index to Volumes I-XVII (1836-1864) in a separate volume (ST 393, index).

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ST 393, vol 10
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'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from September 1850 to June 1852. Edited by the Secretary. Volume X.'
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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:8, 1:14, 14a, 15, 15a, 16:112, 1:320, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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