‘Persian Gulf. Loss of the Ship “Centaur” in the – and plunder of her Cargo. Vol: 2’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf. Loss of the Ship “Centaur” in the – and plunder of her Cargo. Vol: 2’
- Date:
- 1852/1852
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Charles Robert Mitchell Jackson, Advocate General, Bengal; and the underwriters of the Centaur’s cargo. It is the second in a series of two items about the loss of the Centaur.The item concerns the dispatch of the East India Company steam ship Queento visit Muscat and other Gulf ports to persuade the Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd] to assist with the investigation into the whereabouts of the Centaur’s cargo. The item also contains a discussion on whether the Imam can be held responsible for the plunder of the cargo.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 969-1852’ and ‘Collection No 7 of No 70’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 1215, and terminates at f 1225, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Shipwrecks
Maritime insurance
Imam of Oman - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100108390355.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100108390355.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2485/140125
IOR/F/4/2485/140125