'File XXIII/1 British Consulate Muscat, Travels in Oman, 1894-1900'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File XXIII/1 British Consulate Muscat, Travels in Oman, 1894-1900'
- Date:
- 1894/1894
- Description:
- Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding a proposed journey from Muscat across southern Arabia to Hadhramaut in Yemen by the explorer, James Theodore Bent.The correspondence focuses on Bent's request for an Indian surveyor in the employ of the Government of India to accompany him on the trip as he had done on a previous journey.Also discussed is the issue of whether or not Bent should inform the Turkish [Ottoman] Government of his intentions. The correspondence is between officials at the India Office, the Foreign Office, the Political Residency in Bushire, the Government of India and the Royal Geographical Society in London.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 10; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Geographical exploration
James Theodore Bent - Geographic region:
- Hadhramaut
- Rights:
- رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000253_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000253_en
IOR/R/15/6/27
IOR/R/15/6/27