A view of ‘Gaudār [Gwadar] dwellings’. A group of men, women and children are pictured sitting in front of them. The dwellings are made out of mats and rendered windproof by bundles of reeds. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed under...
A photograph of a group of children and adults standing in a semi-arid landscape. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took place between 1903 ...
A portrait of Safar Khan [Ṣafar Khān] and his son. ‘Photo. Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took place between 1903 and 1905. The print is ...
A sketch of the tomb of the ‘Nikūdar’ or Chief of Guachig [Washuk]. Camels and men have been drawn either side of the tombs. ‘Photo. Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The sketch was made during the Seistan [Sistan] Boun...
A photograph of a woman making carpets. A group of men, women and children are pictured sitting around her. ‘Photo. Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commis...
A group portrait of agriculturists with their cattle. ‘Photo. Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took place between 1903-05. The print is pub...
A photograph of two people threshing. A child stands in between them. ‘Photo. Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took place between 1903 and ...
A photograph of a man riding a donkey. ‘Photo. Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 1912.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took place between 1903 and 1905. The print is published in...
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1. It shows the route taken by Xerxes I, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, during his invasion of Greece in 480 BC. It includes western and central Turkey, the islands of the Aegean Sea, and the eastern coast of Greece. Portrays r...
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1. It depicts the empire of Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, at its greatest territorial extent, extending from Macedonia in the west to modern-day Afghanistan and India in the east. The territory of ...