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51. Mss Eur F111/69B

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/69B
Title:
Foreign Office Papers: Persia
Scope & Content:
This item comprises printed Foreign Office correspondence relating to Persia [Iran], covering geopolitical, political, economic, social and cultural matters. The despatches are dated 7 July 1897-22 September 1898. The first page of each despatch includes the heading ‘ASIA. CONFIDENTIAL.’ on the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
7 Jul 1897-22 Sep 1898
Extent:
1 volume (215 folios)

52. Mss Eur F111/70

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/70
Title:
Persia 1888. From Rishir to Bunder Abbas.
Scope & Content:
This volume is a report by Samuel Butcher, a superintendent and clerk in the Indo-European Telegraph Department, documenting the route from Rishir, a village near Bushire, to Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. The report describes the different cities that Butcher went through on his way to Bunder ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 April 1888- 8 Jan 1894
Extent:
1 volume (32 folios)

53. Mss Eur F111/70, f 13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/70, f 13
Title:
SHAH GIRAN, LOOKING SOUTH-WEST
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of a drawing by Samuel Butcher. The drawing depicts mounds covering an ancient city about two miles southwest of Elseer in the Gillehdar valley. The drawing also indicates the site of a grave.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1893
Extent:
1 drawing

54. Mss Eur F111/70, f 16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/70, f 16
Title:
ZANGU MAMELAY, LOOKING NORTH IN THE MARZ HAFTAWAN VALLEY
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of a drawing by Samuel Butcher. The drawing shows four different structures: a tower, a fort, a reservoir and a village, Zangu Mamelay.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1893
Extent:
1 drawing

55. Mss Eur F111/70, f 19

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/70, f 19
Title:
TOWN AND FORT OF GIRASH
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of a drawing by Samuel Butcher. The drawing shows the town and fort of Girash, looking southwest, after emerging from Tang-i-Masjidu pass. In addition to the town and fort it shows hills, watercourses and roads. Also shown is a date plantation surrounded by Gar trees and water cistern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1893
Extent:

1 drawing

56. Mss Eur F111/70, f 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/70, f 21
Title:
KUH KALA LAR, LOOKING N.-N. -W.
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of a drawing by Samuel Butcher. The drawing depicts ancient ruins, as well as fortifications on the crest of hills, including the Fort of Lar. Also shown are a tomb with a dome, a Mohammidan [Muslim] shrine, and an irrigation trench.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1893
Extent:
1 drawing

57. Mss Eur F111/70, f 25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/70, f 25
Title:
NORTH OF PAS PAR DALUN CARAVANSARAI LOOKING E.-N.-E.
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of a drawing by Samuel Butcher. The drawing shows the north part of Pás Par Dalún Caravanserai. Text on the drawing marks the outlying spur (ridge) from Kuh-i-Zad Máhmúd, a river bed, a water conduit, and the road from Lar to Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1893
Extent:
1 drawing

58. Mss Eur F111/70, f 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/70, f 33
Title:
SKETCH MAP TO ILLUSTRATE REPORT OF MR. BUTCHER'S SURVEY FROM BUSHIRE TO BANDAR-ABBAS DURING 1888.
Scope & Content:
Map illustrating the expedition route that Samuel Butcher took during 1888 from Bushire to Bandar-Abbas. The map has the following references for certain lines and symbols: places at which latitudes were observed, barometric and boiling point heights, and the author's route. The map shows part o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1893
Extent:
1 map

59. Mss Eur F111/71

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/71
Title:
Correspondence, Printed Papers and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Ltd
Scope & Content:
These papers, which are spread across two volumes, contain material relating to mines and mining rights in Persia, and more specifically to the affairs of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Limited, of which George Nathaniel Curzon was a director. The first part (26 March 1890-27 March...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1 Jul 1889-20 Dec 1892
Extent:

2 volumes (276 folios)

60. Mss Eur F111/71, f 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/71, f 33
Title:
SLOPES OF THE ELBURZ
Scope & Content:
Facsimile of a plan showing the geological make-up of the slopes of the Elburz mountains and the Teheran-Kasvin [Tehran-Qazvin] valley. The plan indicates hydrology and nearby coal and iron mines. The plan is included in a report on coal and iron mines in northern Persia, produced by David Fergu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1890
Extent:
1 plan