The map is of the basin of Lake Urmi [Urmia] in the Azerbaijan region of Persia [Iran], and shows hydrology and relief, with heights given in feet. It was created by Robert Theodore Günther, and was compiled partly from Russian and English maps, and partly from route surveys by General Houtum ...
Reports and Correspondence Relating to Persia, Including Trade and Trade Routes in Persia
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The file contains reports and correspondence relating to Persia [Iran], including reports on trade and trade routes in Persia. It includes: A copy of the ‘Report Received from Mr H.W. Maclean, the Special Commissioner Appointed by the Commercial Intelligence Committee of the Board of Trade, on...
Notes Prepared for Reference during Curzon’s Tour of the Persian Gulf, and Other Papers on Persia and the Persian Gulf
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The file contains papers relating to Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf, including a document entitled ‘Notes on current topics prepared for reference during his Excellency the Viceroy’s tour in the Persian Gulf, November 1903.’ It also includes printed extracts of letters relating to the tour f...
‘Sketch Map of Portion of the Persian Gulf To accompany Captain Douglas’ Report on a journey from India to the Mediterranean.’
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The map shows part of the Persian Gulf. It is part of a 'Report on a Journey from India to the Mediterranean viâ the Persian Gulf, Baghdad and the Euphrates Valley, including a Visit to the Turkish Dependency of El Hasa.' by Captain J A Douglas, Staff Captain, Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master...
The rough sketch map shows the Ajer [Aker] inlet on the Persian Gulf, in the region of El Hasa [Al-Hasa, or Al-Aḥsāʾ, in what is now Saudi Arabia]. It includes brief descriptions of topography and water depth. The map bears the printing statements ‘I.B. [Intelligence Branch] Topo. Dy. No. 1,...
‘Sketch Map Showing Police Outposts in the Euphrates Valley on the Road from Baghdad to Aleppo.’
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The map shows the Euphrates river, from north of Maskanah to south of Baghdad. The names of police posts along the river valley are underlined with a single line, and the names of towns with regular garrisons are underlined with a double line. The map also shows part of the Tigris river. The m...
This file is formed of two parts, both comprising a set of papers collected by George Nathaniel Curzon during his term as Viceroy of India. The larger set of papers (Mss Eur F111/359/1) contains copies of reports and correspondence relating to Britain’s interests in Persia and the Persian Gulf, ...
This part contains papers mostly relating to British interests in Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf. It includes a copy of the Board of Trade Commercial Intelligence Committee ‘Report received from Mr. H. W. Maclean, the Special Commissioner appointed by the Commercial Intelligence Committee ...
The map shows the tail waters of the Helmand river. The map features a key indicating the coloured areas of the map which correspond to the following features: irrigated and cultivated lands; high ground plains probably not commandable; land once irrigated by the Helmund river; lands liable to b...
‘Plan Shewing Proposed Routes for a Railway from Nushki to Afghan Frontier near Robat’
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The blueprint plan shows proposed routes for a railway from Nushki to the Afghan frontier near Robat. The plan includes a key, indicating that the yellow line shows the line of the march of the Seistan Boundary Commission, the red line shows the proposed railway line in Baluchistan territory, an...
