‘The aiwān-or hall in the ruined palace of Machi, near Hauzdār, on the Trade Route.’
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A view of the iwan, or hall, of the ruined Machi Palace. The photograph was taken in Hauzdar [Howzdar]. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that to...
‘Ruin near Sār-o-tār, materials Béton-Pise below, & sun-dried bricks above.’
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A view of a ruin near Sar-o-tar [Shahr-e Ghulghulah]. The ruin is made out of rammed earth at the bottom and sun dried bricks above. A figure is standing on the left hand side of the frame in front of the ruin. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910....
‘Sand buried ruins, inside second line of walls-Sār-o-tār.’
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A view of ruins buried in sand inside the second line of walls of Sar-o-tar [Shahr-e Ghulghulah]. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took pla...
‘The Windmill Chigini, or ornamented. Materials Béton-Pisé, and clay plaster.’
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A view of an ornamented windmill made out of rammed earth and clay plaster. The location of the photograph is unknown. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Com...
A view of a ferry at Burj-i-Sarband [Borj Sarband] on the Rud-i-Seistan Canal. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took place between 1903 and...
‘Ruins in the area, near Jalālabad, subject to annual inundation.’
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A view of a set of ruins near Jalalabad [location unknown]. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took place between 1903 and 1905, and the prin...
‘Nād’ Ali of the Helmand near Burj-i-Ās; showing causeway of tamarisk fascines.’
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A photograph of a group of people standing on a causeway over the Nad Ali channel [Nad-e Ali] of the Helmand River near Burj-i-As [location unknown]. The causeway is made of tamarisk fascines. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910.’ is printed under...
‘THE DELTA OF THE HELMAND (Copied from the Geographical Journal 1906)’
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The map sheet is one of five maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C104/1, published in ‘Seistan [Sistan]. A Memoir on the History, Topography, Ruins and People of the Country. In four parts. Parts I to III’, (Calcutta [Kolkata]: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1910) by George Passman Tate. Th...
‘Plate illustrating approximately, the oscillations of the Helmand in the Northern Delta’
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The map sheet is one of five maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C104/1, published in ‘Seistan [Sistan]. A Memoir on the History, Topography, Ruins and People of the Country. In four parts. Parts I to III’, (Calcutta [Kolkata]: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1910) by George Passman Tate. Th...
‘Masjid in Peshawarān, district of Juwein: materials baked brick & clay mortār (17th century A.D.)’
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A view of 17th century ruins of a masjid in Peshawaran in the district of Juwein [Lash-e Juwayn]. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken during the Seistan [Sistan] Boundary Commission that took pla...