Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:View looking due west across the harbour towards the Sultan's Palace and surrounding buildings. This is presumably the white building with the crenellated roofline in the centre of the print, overlooked by Fort Capitano (Fort Al-Mirani) on the headland to the right of the image.In the middle-ground various dhows and other craft are moored or at anchor in the harbour. In the background rocky hills rise from right to left.This image is one of two prints that form a panoramic view over Muscat. The second image shows more of the scene to the left including the Muscat Consulate and Agency (Photo 355/1/43). The photograph was taken from an elevated position, most likely from Fort Al-Jalali.Inscriptions:Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '42'Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'b'Below image, in pen: 'Sultan's Palace, Muscat'Physical description: Dimensions:151 x 208 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in moderate condition with staining and creasing in the sky area, in particular in the upper right corner, and minor surface dirt throughout. Some medium toning is visible in the sea area at lower left and centre.Foliation:‘b’ (crossed out); ‘42’Process:Albumen print
Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:View looking due east towards Fort Jellalee (Fort Al-Jalali) at the harbour mouth in Muscat, with the British Consulate to the right. A flag-staff on the roof indicates the British Consulate.Various dhows and small craft are anchored in the harbour in the middle-ground.Inscriptions:Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '46'Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'a'Below image, in pen: 'Fort Jellalee, Muscat'Physical description: Dimensions:153 x 207 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in good condition with staining in the sky and sea areas, particularly in the lower left and right corners, and minor surface dirt throughout.Foliation:‘b’; ‘46’Process:Albumen print
Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:View looking due east towards Fort Jellalee (Fort Al-Jalali) at the harbour mouth in Muscat, with the British Consulate to the right. A flag-staff on the roof indicates the British Consulate.Various dhows and small craft are anchored in the harbour in the middle-ground.Inscriptions:Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '46'Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'a'Below image, in pen: 'Fort Jellalee, Muscat'Physical description: Dimensions:153 x 207 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in good condition with staining in the sky and sea areas, particularly in the lower left and right corners, and minor surface dirt throughout.Foliation:‘b’; ‘46’Process:Albumen print
Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:View looking west south-west across the harbour towards Fort Capitano (Fort Al-Mirani). The photograph was possibly taken from on board ship.From centre to left of the image the town of Muscat is visible, including the Sultan's Palace.Rocky hills rise in the background.Inscriptions:Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '45'Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'a'Below image, in pen: 'Fort Capitano, Muscat'Physical description: Dimensions:150 x 206 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in good condition with staining in the sky area in the upper right and left corners and minor surface dirt and creasing throughout.Foliation:‘a’ (crossed out); ‘45’Process:Albumen print
Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:View looking west south-west across the harbour towards Fort Capitano (Fort Al-Mirani). The photograph was possibly taken from on board ship.From centre to left of the image the town of Muscat is visible, including the Sultan's Palace.Rocky hills rise in the background.Inscriptions:Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '45'Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'a'Below image, in pen: 'Fort Capitano, Muscat'Physical description: Dimensions:150 x 206 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in good condition with staining in the sky area in the upper right and left corners and minor surface dirt and creasing throughout.Foliation:‘a’ (crossed out); ‘45’Process:Albumen print
Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:View looking south-west across the harbour towards the British Consultate and Agency and surrounding buildings. This is presumably the white building with the flag-staff on the roof.In the middle- and foreground to the right of the image various dhows and other craft are moored or at anchor in the harbour. In the background rocky hills loom over the horizon. A fortified tower is visible on the nearest hill to the left of the image.This image is one of two prints that form a panoramic view over Muscat. The second image shows more of the scene to the right including the Sultan's Palace (Photo 355/1/42). The photograph was taken from an elevated position, most likely from Fort Al-Jalali.Inscriptions:Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '43'Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'a'Below image, in pen: 'Muscat Consulate & Agency'Physical description: Dimensions:156 x 205 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in good condition with staining and creasing in the sky area in the upper right and left corners and minor surface dirt throughoutFoliation:‘a’ (crossed out); ‘43’Process:Albumen print
Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:View looking south-west across the harbour towards the British Consultate and Agency and surrounding buildings. This is presumably the white building with the flag-staff on the roof.In the middle- and foreground to the right of the image various dhows and other craft are moored or at anchor in the harbour. In the background rocky hills loom over the horizon. A fortified tower is visible on the nearest hill to the left of the image.This image is one of two prints that form a panoramic view over Muscat. The second image shows more of the scene to the right including the Sultan's Palace (Photo 355/1/42). The photograph was taken from an elevated position, most likely from Fort Al-Jalali.Inscriptions:Lower right, in pencil alongside image: '43'Lower left, in pencil alongside image: 'a'Below image, in pen: 'Muscat Consulate & Agency'Physical description: Dimensions:156 x 205 mmFormat:Albumen print on paperCondition:The print is in good condition with staining and creasing in the sky area in the upper right and left corners and minor surface dirt throughoutFoliation:‘a’ (crossed out); ‘43’Process:Albumen print
Abstract: The volume contains copies of letters sent in 1848 by Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, mainly to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay in the Political Department, Bombay Castle and also to Lieutenant Colonel Francis Farrant, British Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of the Shah of Persia, Tehran. Several personnel, financial and other administrative matters are also reported by the Resident to British officials in various government departments in India.In May and June 1848, Major Hennell undertook his annual tour of the Trucial Coast Sheikhdoms on the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf, aboard the Honourable Company (HC) sloop of war
Cliveand successfully negotiated anti-slavery treaties with the Arab Maritime Chiefs (folios 72-91, 207-210, 222, 223). During Hennell’s absence from the British Political Residency at Bushire, his official correspondence was carried out by Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, the Assistant Resident.The correspondence in the volume is predominantly political, reporting events in the Persian Gulf in terms of their significance for British foreign policy, relations and interests in the region. There are two main topics of discussion. One is the British suppression of the African slave trade in the Persian Gulf and the eventual agreement of the Persian Government to apply the same prohibition to Persian subjects and ports of the Gulf, so that inhabitants of the Arabian coast could not use Persian vessels to evade the anti-slavery treaties between the British Government and the Arab Maritime Chiefs, recently concluded by Major Hennell. The other main topic is the changing alliances and frequent hostilities between the Arab Maritime Chiefs of the Trucial Coast, British concerns about the prospect of Ameer Fysul [Al Sa‘ud, Amir Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah], the Ruler of Nedgd [Najd] invading Oman and re-establishing his authority by military force.Many of the Resident’s letters to the Bombay Government refer to enclosures, several of which are present in the volume, including one document dated 1845 (folio 7). Among the enclosures are English translations of the Resident’s Arabic and Persian correspondence with agents, officials and rulers, mainly those in Muscat and Shargah [Sharjah].MUSCAT: Khojeh Hiskael the British Government Native Agent at Muscat and the Governor of Muscat, Syed Soweynee [Sayyid Thuwayni bin Sa‘id Al Bu Sa‘id] correspond with the Resident about the continuance of the African slave trade in Muscat by Persian vessels and the interpretation of the anti-slavery treaty between the British Government and the Imam of Muscat, signed at Zanzibar on 2 October 1845; the defeat of the forces of Ameer Fysul the ruler of Nedgd in Oman, by the forces of Syed Humood bin Azan [Sayyid Ḥamūd bin Azan Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Chief of Sohar [Ṣuḥār], following the latter’s refusal to pay the annual tribute; the quelling of a rebellion at the port of Soor [Sur] by Syed Soweynee, the Governor of Muscat; the investigation of a complaint made by a bankrupt Muscat merchant against the British Agent at Muscat regarding his actions on behalf of British creditors and an interpretation of their rights under the commercial treaty between the British Government and the Imam of Muscat dated 31 May 1839; the recovery of customs duties irregularly demanded for British cargo aboard a ship temporarily detained at Muscat while on route from Bombay to Aden (folios 65, 116-118, 122, 163-164, 177-179, 194-195, 237-238).SHARJAH: Moollah Hussein the British Government Native Agent at Shargah and Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr] the Chief of Rusul Khyma [Ras Al-khaimah] correspond with the Resident about the continuance of the African slave trade at Shargah and other Arabian ports by Persian vessels; the failed attempt to capture the Fort of Ejmaun by Shaikh Abdullah bin Sultan the Governor of Shargah, provoking the Shaikhs of Ejmaun [Ajman], Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn] and Debaye [Dubai] into alliance with Shaikh Saeed bin Tahnoon [Said ibn Tahnun Al Nahayan] of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]; the defeat of the forces of the Wahabee (Wahhabi) Agent Saad ben Mootluk at Brymee [Buraimi] in Oman by the combined forces of Shaikh Saeed bin Tahnoon the Chief of Aboothabee and Shaikh Syed Humood bin Azan the Chief of Sohar: the confederacy between Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur the Chief of Rusul Khyma, Shaikh Muktoom [Maktum] the Chief of Debai [Dubai] and the Wahabee Agent Saeed ben Mootluk to re-possess Brymee by force and re-establish the Wahabee authority of Ameer Fysul the ruler of Nedgd, in Oman (folios 47-49, 52-53, 62-64, 66-67, 134-138, 151-155, 185-189, 215-217, 227-228, 251-257, 270-272, 287-290).The Resident’s correspondence with Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Farrant, British Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of the Shah of Persia, Tehran includes English translations of the following documents:Reports from Sheikh Syf bin Nubhan the Governor of Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] about Persian aggressions against Bunder Abbas and other lands on the Persian coast of the Gulf, belonging to the Imam of Muscat (folios 42-45, 95-96, 111-114);Orders issued by the Governors of Fars and Persian Arabia, prohibiting the future importation by sea of African slaves into Persia (folios 142-143, 190-191, 247);Reports from Meerza (Mirza) Mahmood the British Government Native Agent at Shiraz about public unrest in Shiraz, following reports of the death of the Shah of Persia on 4 September 1848 (folios 29-30, 128-129, 198-199, 213, 218-220, 235-237, 261-263, 274-279).Physical description: Foliation: the contents are numbered 2 to 311, from the front to the back of the volume. The numbering is written in pencil on the recto,in the top right corner and encircled. Folios 305 to 311 are blank. At the back of the volume is a transparent polyester sleeve numbered 312 that contains the remnants of the broken volume spine. The front cover of the volume is numbered 1. The plain white board at the back of the volume is unnumbered. This is the main numbering system and should be used for referencing this volume.Pagination: the contents are also paginated from 1 to 585. The numbering is written in ink, in the top right hand corner of the page. The page numbers 1 to 4 are no longer visible, because the right hand edge of the page is torn and missing.Condition: broken front cover (folio 1), two torn pages (folios 2-3), one tear at the bottom edge of the paper (folio 188), broken, detached spine cover (folio 312), missing back cover.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, extracts from a Government of Bombay Political Consultation, 8 July 1849.The item relates to the deposition of Rehun Toolah [Raḥmat Allāh], a mussulman [Muslim] inhabitant of Cutch [Kachchh], in which he admits that he purchased a 'Seedie' [Sīdī, also rendered in text as Sedee and Seedee] woman at Muscat and has subsequently married her. He also states that there are other members of his caste who have done the same. The deposition is forwarded by Thomas Ogilvy, Political Agent in Cutch, to the Government of Bombay. The Governor of Bombay orders the matter to be brought to the attention of the Rao of Cutch and Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and the East India Company's Agent in the Dominions of the Imam [Imām] of Muscat. The latter is instructed to report the above to the Imam with a view to preventing future cases.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 189 of 1850', 'Vol: 7', 'Collection No 6 of No 125', and 'Examiner’s Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 169, and terminates at f 173, 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.
Abstract: This file contains a selection of correspondence and enclosures compiled by the India Office Political and Secret Department relating to arms traffic in the Persian Gulf from 1897-98.Correspondents include: the India Office, the Foreign Office, the Marquess of Salisbury, the Secretary of State for India, the Chargé d'Affaires in Tehran, the Admiralty, the Viceroy of India, the Government of India, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Sultan of Muscat, and various British merchant companies.The following topics are discussed:measures for the control of trade in arms and ammunition with Muscat;the power of the Crown to prohibit the export of arms and to stop the importation by British subjects or in British vessels;the Customs Consolidation Act and other treaties with Muscat;treaty engagements of Bahrein;the search and seizure of shipments at Muscat and Bushire including the SS
Tripoli, and SS
Baluchistan;the registration of arms;grievances of British merchants over loss of trade.It contains three short treaty extracts in French.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 1, and terminates at f 27, it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: This file contains a selection of correspondence and enclosures compiled by the India Office Political and Secret Department relating to arms traffic in the Persian Gulf from 1897-98.Correspondents include: the Political Agent and Consul at Maskat [Muscat], the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Foreign Office, the Viceroy of India, the Board of Customs, the Consul-General for Fars, the Chargé d'Affaires in Tehran, the India Office, the Government of India, the Secretary of State for India, and various British merchant companies.The following topics are discussed:the seizure of arms on board SS
Baluchistan;an assessment of the current situation regarding arms traffic and steps recently taken for its suppression;British and Persian firms engaged in the arms trade;the confiscation of arms at Bushire;Persian prohibition, and British interests in coming to agreement with the Persian Government and assisting in enforcing Persian regulations;methods of trade;policy for the future;the registration of arms and ammunition;the case of Fracis Times & Co. v. The Sea Insurance Company (Limited)It contains three letters in French.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 28, and terminates at f 53, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the
Charles IIfrom England to Surratt [Surat] and Persia, and back, 1695-98 (Captain John Dorrill). The ship visited Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] three times, and Muscat twice, between 28 March and 16 October 1697.The Journal consists of daily entries covering navigational information, winds, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and English men-of-war; sightings of other vessels, deaths of crewmembers, commodities carried, and general remarks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 103; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.