File 815/1917 Pt 1B 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying; Muscat lighthouse'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 815/1917 Pt 1B 'Persian Gulf: lighting and buoying; Muscat lighthouse'
- Date:
- 1917/1927
- Description:
- Abstract: This part is mainly composed of interdepartmental correspondence discussing the rebuilding of and improvements to the lighthouse in Muscat after the First World War. The correspondence notes that the Muscat lighthouse is not properly lit, and that there is a need to improve the pathway up to the cliff where the lighthouse is situated.The correspondence covers the following: agreements to improve the pathway, and a general description of the construction, with abstracts and measurements (ff 79-80, 114-116 and 141-143).Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Secretary of the State for India; various departments of the Government of India, including the Army Department, the Marine Department, the Military Department and the Public Works Department; the Overseer, Muscat; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; and the Director of the Royal Indian Marine.Physical description: 1 item (87 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Wartime construction
Building construction
Road construction - Geographic region:
- Muscat
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100091144211.0x000002_ar
81055/vdc_100091144211.0x000002_en
IOR/L/PS/10/659/2
IOR/L/PS/10/659/2