Author
Commander Felix Jones in Mesopotamia and
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to
Publication Date
18 Jan 1851-27 Feb 1852 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/F/4/2477/139058
Record ID
vdc_100128894692.0x000001
Library Location
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date
18 Jan 1851-27 Feb 1852 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and memoranda cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
. The correspondents are the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
and Commander Stephen Lushington, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy.
The item concerns zoological specimens collected by Commander Felix Jones in Mesopotamia and
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
[Ottoman Iraq] and forwarded the East India Company museum in London. The item contains lists of the specimens (primarily birds), including:
When they were killed or captured
Where they were found
Their English and Arabic names (in both Latin and Arabic script)
Their diet
Their weight
Supplementary remarks.
The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 772/52’ and ‘Collection No 66’.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear of the item to the front.