Draft pencil sketches of Nejd [Najd] territory
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Draft pencil sketches of Nejd [Najd] territory
- Contributor:
- Sir Knight Lewis Pelly (creator)
William Henry Colvill (creator)
Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere (creator)
Sir Knight Frederic John Goldsmid (creator)
Sir Knight William Henry Rodes Green (creator)
Sir Knight Robert Phayre (creator)
1st Earl of Northbrook Thomas George Baring (creator)
Sir Knight William Lockyer Merewether (creator)
William Gifford Palgrave (creator)
Sir Knight Charles Umpherston Aitchison (creator) - Date:
- 1865/1866
- Description:
- The recto of folio 75 and the verso of folio 76 contain rough geographical pencil sketches. The first shows a particular area of Nejd [Najd] in relation to key villages and towns; the second appears to show a valley, or other similar geographic feature, with place names and travelling directions also given.The recto of folio 76 contains a brief list of five placenames in Nejd, given in both English and Arabic.The sketches are undated, however the information contained within them would have been compiled by Lewis Pelly during his trip to Riyadh in February to March 18652 folios
- Language:
- English
Arabic - Type:
- Drawing
- Type (Narrower):
- Drawings
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Geographic region:
- Shatt al ʻArab
Koweit
Baroda State
Iran
Persian Gulf
Rajputana
Riyadh
Russia
Sind
Muscat
Zanzibar
Al-Hasa - Extent:
- 2 folios
- Rights:
- Open Government Licence
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023442226.0x00000a_ar
81055/vdc_100023442226.0x00000a_en
Mss Eur F126/59, ff 75-76 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers