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GB 891 RAS GOV7-RAS GOV7/8
Title
Copy of a Report to the Bombay Government on Lithographic Limestone from the South-East Coast of Arabia
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- 30th Nov 1846 (Creation)
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2 pages handwritten
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'Copy of a Report to the Bombay Government on Lithographic Limestone from the South-East Coast of Arabia', written by H.J. Carter, Assistant Surgeon, in which he describes the limestone ridge on the eastern coast which runs in a north-east direction as they approached the south-western half of the Kuria Muria Bay. This forms mountains near the coast with a tableland inland. Carter writes his description to send with some specimens and describes from where he took the specimens. He also writes about the people who inhabit the region.
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- English
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- Carter H.J. 1813-1895 (Subject)