‘Map of the different Arabian Tribes on the coast of the Persian Gulf, and those settled in the interior.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Map of the different Arabian Tribes on the coast of the Persian Gulf, and those settled in the interior.’
- Date:
- 1842/1845
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with a political letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai].The item concerns the creation of a ‘map of Arabia including portions of Africa and Persia’ by Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Dickinson, Chief Engineer, Bombay, at the request of the Government of India, and the subsequent production and distribution of copies of this map.The primary correspondents are: the Government of Bombay Council; Lieutenant-Colonel Dickinson, Chief Engineer, Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel George Ritso Jervis, Chief Engineer, Bombay (occupying this post subsequent to Lieutenant-Colonel Dickinson); and John Gordon, Postmaster General, Bombay.The item contains a table of contents (ff 89-90), and the title page (f 88) contains the following references: 'P C [Previous Communication] 5061, Coll. 36', 'D/t 29/46', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 88' and 'Examiner’s Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 88 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:
- Maps
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100098590633.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098590633.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2123/100108
IOR/F/4/2123/100108