‘Persian Gulf. Forwarding an astrolabe from the Officiating Resident’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf. Forwarding an astrolabe from the Officiating Resident’
- Date:
- 1842/1842
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Lieutenant Colonel Henry Robertson, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the forwarding of an astrolabe, which had been presented to Major David Wilson when he was Resident at Bushire [Bushehr] between 1827 and 1830 by the Prince of Shiraz [Husayn ‘Ali Mirza Farmanfarma, Prince-Governor of Fars], to the Court of Directors.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 80, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3711, [Season 18]43’, ‘Collection No 6’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 109 and terminates at f 113, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Gifts
Prince-Governor of Fārs - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000344.0x000076_ar
81055/vdc_100000000344.0x000076_en
IOR/F/4/1983/87316
IOR/F/4/1983/87316