'File 17/2 Horticulture'

Title:

'File 17/2 Horticulture'

Date:

1933/1941

Description:

This volume contains correspondence and documents regarding the creation and management of a garden attached to the Political Agency in Muscat.Most of the correspondence in the volume is between officials of the Political Agency in Muscat and various horticultural suppliers and specialists in India, including both private companies and Municipal officials of the Government of India, concerning the purchase of seeds, plants and equipment for the garden.It also contains a small amount of correspondence between the Political Agency in Muscat and individuals hired for employment in the garden, some of which is in Arabic and Urdu.1 volume (255 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 257; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-238; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The volume has one foliation anomaly, f 50a.

Language:

English
Arabic
Urdu

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Horticulture
Gardens

Extent:

1 volume (255 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Public Domain
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000e7_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x0000e7_en
IOR/R/15/6/456

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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