APPENDIX C. MAP SHOWING THE EXTENT OF WAHABI AND OF MUSCAT POWER, 1865.
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A map of the Arabian Peninsula, showing principal regions and settlements, and indicating with red and blue outlines the extents of Wahabi and of Muscat power respectively. The map is a printed copy of an enclosure from Bushire Despatch to Bombay No. 11 of 14th February 1865, which was created by...
CAPTAIN NAPIER'S MAP 1876. DENOTING SUPPOSED PERSIAN BORDER LINE.
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The map was compiled by Captain George Campbell Napier (1845-1914) from information gathered by him while on special duty in Persia in 1874. It denotes the Captain's interpretation of Persia's northern border in the region of the Atrak [Atrek] River valley; it is noted that his sources of informa...
MAP TO ACCOMPANY MR BADGER'S PAPER ON THE POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF MEKRAN, &c.
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The map shows Mekran [Makran] and the surrounding region, which includes the Persian Gulf and Beluchistan [Baluchistan]. It is used to accompany George Percy Badger's memorandum on the political geography of Mekran, and is colour coded to demarcate territory.
The memorandum is concerned with progress towards the establishment of a Gendarmerie in Southern Persia; its cited purpose being to protect trade on the Ispahan-Shiraz-Bushire Road.
The memorandum is concerned with a recent Anglo-Russian advance of £100,000 to the Persian Government, and outlines proposals for a future loan. It considers various conditions that the Russians have declared that they wish to attach to the additional loan, which the author considers onerous.