Notes :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-351) and index. , The Persian Navy in the Persian Gulf during the eighteenth century -- A description of the Persian Gulf and its inhabitants in 1756 -- The decline of Bandar 'Abbas 1747-1763, the end of an era -- The rise and fall of Khark Island 1748-1770 -- The Dutch on Khark Island 1753-1766, a commercial mishap -- Dutch trade with Masqat 1755-1796 -- The rise of Bushire (1734-1792)