This black and white print of a drawing shows the town of Bujnurd [Bojnourd] in Northern Khurasan [Khorāsān], in Persia [Iran]. It depicts farm fields in the foreground, in front of the buildings of the town, and mountains in the background behind the town, including the Takht-y-Baba Musa, which ...
Additions and Corrections to the Gazetteer of Persia, Volumes I and IV
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The file consists of printed papers containing additions and corrections to the Gazetteer of Persia. These papers include cuttings and extracts from the camp diaries of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Edward Yate, 1894, compiled by Lieutenant D R Adye, 6th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent, in the for...
Turkish Arabia: Being an Account of an Official Tour in Babylonia, Assyria, and Mesopotamia, 1886-87
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This volume is a printed account of the official winter tour of 1886-87 in Babylonia, Assyria and Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) undertaken by Colonel William Tweedie, Bengal Staff Corps, Political Resident in Turkish Arabia (Iraq) and His Majesty's Consul-General at Baghdad. The purpose of the t...
'RECONNAISSANCES IN MESOPOTAMIA, KURDISTAN, NORTH-WEST PERSIA, AND LURISTAN FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER 1888.'
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The volume consists of detailed descriptions of routes taken by Lieutenant Francis Richard Maunsell, Intelligence Branch, in Mesopotamia [Iraq], north-west Persia [Iran], and Luristan [Lorestan] between April and October 1888. A total of seventeen routes are described with details on: journey s...
Narrative report on surveys conducted in south-west Persia [Iran]. The structure of the report is in two parts. The first part concerns British relations with Arabs, Persians and the Bakhtiaris [Bakhtiyārīs] during the reconnaissance of south-west Persia. The second part contains reports of rout...
A drawing of the city of Dizful [Dezful], showing its bridge, part of the city beyond the bridge, and the road to Khushi Khana. Beneath the drawing is a note on the physical dimensions of the bridge. It is signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards, November 1890.
Representation of Khushi Khana on the right bank of the Ab-i-Diz, near the town of Dizful [Dezful]. The drawing is signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.
‘DISTANT VIEW OF THE SNOW COVERED BAKHTIARI MOUNTAINS’
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Representation of Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] Mountains, central part of the Zargros Mountains, looking east, from Dizful [Dezful], in November 1890. The drawing is signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.
Depiction of the river Ab-i-Diz [Rudkhaneh-ye Dez] ‘as it flows into the “Gorge” on the north side of the Kilah Shahid.’ Signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.
A sketch of the landscape over the plan [plain?] of Dumakail, looking east from the highest point on Kilah Shahid, and showing the peak of Kuh-i-Sekeira. Signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.
