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401. Mss Eur F112/613, f 479

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/613, f 479
Title:
Reconnaissance Survey of the Bakhtiary Country 1890
Scope & Content:
Map showing a stretch of mountainous territory between Dezful and Isfahan in Persia [Iran] presumed to be the region home to the nomadic Bakhtiary [Baḵtīārī] people of south central Persia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1890
Extent:
1 map

402. Mss Eur F112/613, f 711

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/613, f 711
Title:
Sketch of the Karun River at Ahwaz Showing the Obstruction to the Navigation, &c
Scope & Content:
This map shows the approaches of the Karun River as it passes the city of Ahwaz in Persia [Iran]. The map is designed to show the difficulty of navigating this particular stretch of the river and therefore notes the position of rock, sand, silt, and ancient ruins.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1881
Extent:

1 map

403. Mss Eur F112/614

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/614
Title:
Lord Curzon's Research Correspondence before writing Persia and the Persian Question
Scope & Content:
This file's papers are divided into three sections of loose papers. The papers consist entirely of correspondence about Persia preparatory to the writing of Persia and the Persian Question with specialists in the fields of archaeology, history, geography, and other military officials with experie...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1889-Feb 1892
Extent:
1 file (664 folios)

404. Mss Eur F112/615

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/615
Title:
Notes and Letters on the Publication and Sale of Persia and the Persian Question
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence and notes concerning publication and sale of Persia and the Persian Question. The majority of the papers consist of receipts, and accounting documents by publishers who had published the initial edition of the book. The file also includes other publishers' quote...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1890-1923
Extent:

1 file (179 folios)

405. Mss Eur F112/623

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/623
Title:
'MAP OF PERSIA, WITH A MEMORANDUM AND INDEX.'
Scope & Content:
This book consists of a map of Persia, with a memorandum and index, prepared by William John Turner for the Royal Geographical Society under the supervision of the Hon George Nathaniel Curzon, M P. The memorandum is written by George Curzon, a Member of Parliament, and explains the origins of t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1892
Extent:

1 volume (24 folios)

406. Mss Eur F112/623, f 26

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/623, f 26
Title:
Persia, Afghanistan & Beluchistan
Scope & Content:
The map shows Persia, Afghanistan and Baluchistan and indicates hydrology, settlements and topography. The outline of the border of Persia is shown by a red line, the border of Aghanistan by a green line, and the boundary of Baluchistan by a yellow line. A table of 'significations' gives Persia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1891
Extent:
1 map

407. Mss Eur F112/634

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/634
Title:
The Romanes Lecture, 1907, Frontiers
Scope & Content:
Two copies of the 1907 Romanes Lecture entitled Frontiers, by Lord George Nathaniel Curzon of Kedleston. The lecture was delivered in the Sheldonian Theatre, University of Oxford, 2 November 1907. The volumes were printed by Clarendon Press, Oxford. The address opens with Curzon’s feelings on b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1907
Extent:
2 volumes (62 folios)

408. Mss Eur F126/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1
Title:
'private letters from [John] Jacob, [Sir Henry] Green and [Sir William] Merewether while I was in England'
Scope & Content:
The correspondence focuses primarily on the work and lives of the individuals corresponding with Lewis Pelly, with a key emphasis on Sind where General John Jacob, Sir Henry Green and Sir William Lockyer Merewether were all appointed to for periods of their career. The correspondence itself co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854-1923
Extent:

1 file, 59 items (308 folios)

409. Mss Eur F126/1, f 117

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, f 117
Title:
Part of a letter by George William Macauley
Scope & Content:
Last folio of a letter from George William Macauley, possibly to General John Jacob, relating a journey which Macauley is undertaking in India and the need to travel through the hills if asked to return. Also referred to in the letter are instructions or orders which have not been received. The...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1858
Extent:
1 folio

410. Mss Eur F126/1, f 278

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/1, f 278
Title:
Letter from Henry Green, Camp Badur to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
Letter regarding possible journey arrangements should Pelly return to India via the Balau and arranging for a party of Sowars to accompany him owing to the pass being unsafe for single travellers. The letter also refers to an enclosed telegram (no longer enclosed) which Green believes may rela...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Nov 1860
Extent:
2 folios