Map of eastern Persia [Iran] marked paper no. 7A, and showing the route from Rasht to Bushire taken on horseback by Colonel August Le Messurier of the Bombay Engineers. The map indicates: the route taken, shown as a solid red line; major towns and cities on the route, with their elevations given...
‘Rough Section of Persia from Enselle on Caspian through Kasvin Teheran, Shiraz to Bushire on Persian Gulf’
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Plan marked paper no. 7C, indicating the height above sea level (expressed in feet) of the route taken from Enselle [Bandar-e Anzalī] near Rasht, to Bushire, via Kasvin [Qazvin], Teheran [Tehran] and Shiraz, by Colonel Augustus Le Messurier of the Bombay Engineers, in 1887. The section is drawn ...
Plan showing three sections of the route taken by Colonel Augustus Le Messurier in 1887
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Plan marked paper no. 7D, indicating the height above sea level (expressed in feet) of three sections of the route taken from Rasht to Bushire, by Colonel Augustus Le Messurier of the Bombay Engineers, in 1887. The three sections are as follows: rough section along the high road from Shiraz to K...
Report on the British Indian commercial mission to south-eastern Persia during 1904-1905. By A H Gleadowe-Newcomen Calcutta: Govt of India [Foreign Dept], 1906
Report and Proceedings of the Standing Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence on the Persian Gulf
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The report was printed for the Committee of Imperial Defence, November 1911, and approved on 14 December 1911. It concerns the situation in the Persian Gulf regarding the extent to which Turkish claims aligned with British interests, and engagements already made with the Sheikh of Koweit [Kuwait...
Sketch map showing Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and its surrounding district. The map features coloured lines showing the proposed location of the Turco-Persian frontier at Mohammerah. The proposed Turkish line is marked in yellow; the proposed Persian line is marked in green; and the line propose...
Sketch of APPROACHES TO KUWEIT HARBOUR AND SHATT AL ARAB
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The sketch map shows approaches to Kuwait [Kuwait] Harbour and Shatt Al Arab. An Admiralty sea map, it states it is compiled from various authorities, and is found in the volume 'Report and Proceedings of the Standing Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence on the Persian Gulf', 1911....
The map shows the Persian Gulf and adjacent countries including regions of Arabia, the Turkish Empire, Persia, Russian Turkistan [Turkestan], Afghanistan, and Baluchistan. It was originally created by the War Office, June 1908, with additions made in April 1911, and is found in the volume 'Repor...
Diary of a journey from Jacobabad to Panjgur, and exploration of eastern Mekran, 1881-82. By Cpt P J Maitland, Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General, Intelligence Branch Simla: [Quarter Master General's Dept], 1883
