The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1. It depicts the empire of Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, at its greatest territorial extent, extending from Macedonia in the west to modern-day Afghanistan and India in the east. The territory of ...
‘Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia’
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The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1. It shows the names and locations of key settlements and regions during the period of the Babylonian and Assyrian empires. These are superimposed in red ink over a map of the eastern Ottoman Empire. Portrays hydrology, relief by...
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1. It depicts the areas affected by the early expansion of Islam, extending from Armenia in the north to Yemen in the south, and from Persia [Iran] in the east to Egypt in the west. Portrays the routes of major rivers and relief b...
‘The Provinces of the Abbasid Caliphate, showing the chief high roads’
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The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1. It depicts the Abbasid Caliphate, divided into its administrative provinces. Portrays lakes, swamps, and the routes of major rivers, and shows key settlements, major roads, and pilgrimage routes to Mecca. Drawn and printed by S...
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1. It depicts central Asia, centred on Samarkand, encompassing Afghanistan to the south, the western coast of the Caspian Sea to the west, Mongolia to the north, and Tibet to the east. It shows rivers, lakes, and the Caspian and Ara...
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1. It depicts Persia [Iran] and its neighbouring countries, including Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the ‘Trucial Coast’, western and central Iraq, and northern Oman. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachure, and altitude by colour tinting, ...
This file is A History of Persia by Brigadier-General Percy Molesworth Sykes (London: Macmillan and Co Limited, 1921). The file consists of two volumes. It contains a historical narrative of Persia [Iran], dating from around 6000 BCE to 1921 CE, including discussions of the cultures, languages...
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/2. It shows the route taken by Xerxes I, Ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, during his invasion of Greece in 480 BC. It includes western and central Turkey, the islands of the Aegean Sea, and the eastern coast of Greece. It portrays ...
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/2. It depicts the empire of Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, at its greatest territorial extent, extending from Macedonia in the west to modern-day Afghanistan and India in the east. The territory o...
The Provinces of the Abbasid Caliphate, showing the chief high roads
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The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/2. It depicts the Abbasid Caliphate, divided into its administrative provisions. The map portrays lakes, swamps, and the routes of major rivers. It also shows key settlements, major roads, and pilgrimage routes to Mecca. Drawn ...