Notes relating to Lewis Pelly's Visit to Riyadh

İsim	Notes relating to Lewis Pelly's Visit to Riyadh
Basım Tarihi:	1865/1865
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Tür	Kitap
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	38
Fiziksel Boyutlar	38 folios
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100023832415.0x000002_ar \| 81055/vdc_100023832415.0x000002_en \| Mss Eur F126/65, ff 7-44
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100023832415.0x000002_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1865/1865
Notlar	Notes relating to a range of subjects recorded during and after Lewis Pelly's journey to Riyadh to meet with Ameer Feysul [Amir Faisal ibn Turki al-Sa'ud] of the Nejd [Najd]. Topics covered in the notes include:Notes on observations made by William Gifford Palgrave on the Nedjed region and his sources for those observations (f. 7v)Record of places of antiquity that he visited and heard about enroute to Riyadh. These places include Thaj (which is an hellenistic archaeological site); El Griet (possibly El Grief) and Suddoos [Sudoos] (f. 12)Comments on the Wahabee [Wahhabi] sect and their relations with other sects (f. 17)Observations on Nejd horses and their colourings; also comments on El Murras and its camels (f. 17v)Observations on various towns visited during the journey, including their distances from other towns and any distinguishing features (f. 24)Accounts of anecdotal stories related to Pelly during the trip relating to a range of subjects including religion, politics, slavery and the rulers of Nejd (ff. 24-25)Notes on Pelly's second meeting with Ameer Feysul, including a list of the topics discussed and comments on the difficulties of establishing telegraph or post houses in Nejd. Notes also record an invitation to accompany the Ameer's [Amir] son Abdullah [Abdallah ibn Faisal ibn Turki] on an expedition to Mecca and the Ameer's [Amir] offer to allow Pelly to see his horses and choose two of the best as a giftNotes on the origins of the names of places in Nejd, descriptions of places that have been lost owing to the encroaching sands, and descriptions of geographical areas. [ff. 26-28]There are a number of blank folios within the notes, which were intended to allow for additional information to be added on the various subjects. The blank folios are: ff. 8-11, 13-16, 18-23. \| 38 folios \| The notes have been formed by folding a number of pieces of paper to form a booklet, the notes have then been written at different points within the booklet to allow space for additional information relating to each topic. \| Watermark: Each sheet of paper bears the watermark 'G Millington, 1865' \| more \| less
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Notes relating to Lewis Pelly's Visit to Riyadh

Basım Tarihi 1865/1865

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Tür Kitap

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 38

Fiziksel Boyutlar 38 folios

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100023832415.0x000002_ar | 81055/vdc_100023832415.0x000002_en | Mss Eur F126/65, ff 7-44

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100023832415.0x000002_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1865/1865

Notlar Notes relating to a range of subjects recorded during and after Lewis Pelly's journey to Riyadh to meet with Ameer Feysul [Amir Faisal ibn Turki al-Sa'ud] of the Nejd [Najd]. Topics covered in the notes include:Notes on observations made by William Gifford Palgrave on the Nedjed region and his sources for those observations (f. 7v)Record of places of antiquity that he visited and heard about enroute to Riyadh. These places include Thaj (which is an hellenistic archaeological site); El Griet (possibly El Grief) and Suddoos [Sudoos] (f. 12)Comments on the Wahabee [Wahhabi] sect and their relations with other sects (f. 17)Observations on Nejd horses and their colourings; also comments on El Murras and its camels (f. 17v)Observations on various towns visited during the journey, including their distances from other towns and any distinguishing features (f. 24)Accounts of anecdotal stories related to Pelly during the trip relating to a range of subjects including religion, politics, slavery and the rulers of Nejd (ff. 24-25)Notes on Pelly's second meeting with Ameer Feysul, including a list of the topics discussed and comments on the difficulties of establishing telegraph or post houses in Nejd. Notes also record an invitation to accompany the Ameer's [Amir] son Abdullah [Abdallah ibn Faisal ibn Turki] on an expedition to Mecca and the Ameer's [Amir] offer to allow Pelly to see his horses and choose two of the best as a giftNotes on the origins of the names of places in Nejd, descriptions of places that have been lost owing to the encroaching sands, and descriptions of geographical areas. [ff. 26-28]There are a number of blank folios within the notes, which were intended to allow for additional information to be added on the various subjects. The blank folios are: ff. 8-11, 13-16, 18-23. | 38 folios | The notes have been formed by folding a number of pieces of paper to form a booklet, the notes have then been written at different points within the booklet to allow space for additional information relating to each topic. | Watermark: Each sheet of paper bears the watermark 'G Millington, 1865' | more | less

Parçası Olduğu British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers