‘Sketch Map to Illustrate the Affair of Dasht-i-Arjan’
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This map is one of fourteen map sheets included in IOR/L/PS/20/C234. It shows part of south-western Persia [Iran] centred on the town of Dasht-i-Arjan [Dasht-e Arzhan] and depicting a route between Shiraz and Kazerun. This area was the site of a military engagement between a British force and ...
This map is one of fourteen map sheets included in IOR/L/PS/20/C234. It shows a site approximately twenty-six miles north-east of Dehbid, where a military confrontation took place on 5 July 1917 between a column of British Indian troops and a group of Qashqai [Qashqāy] ‘robbers’. Portrays rel...
A photograph of the summit of Asadabad Pass, Persia [Iran] in March. Two figures stand on a path cleared of snow. Part of History of the Great War Based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia, 1914-1919 by Brigadier-General Frederick James Moberly. Photographer: Unknown.
A photograph of the road between Kazvin [Qazvin] and Hamadan in Persia [Iran]. People and vehicles can be seen in the distance. Part of History of the Great War Based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia, 1914-1919 by Brigadier-General Frederick James Moberly. Photographer: Unknown.
‘Floods (between Duzdab and Robat) ; 27th March, 1918.’
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A landscape photograph of a flood between Duzdab [Zahedan] and Robat [Qila Ribat]. Part of History of the Great War Based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia, 1914-1919 by Brigadier-General Frederick James Moberly. Photographer: Unknown.
‘Floods (between Duzdab and Robat) ; 27th March, 1918.’
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A view of a flood between Duzdab [Zahedan] and Robat [Qila Ribat]. Four people and an animal, possibly a mule, can be seen wading through the water. Part of History of the Great War Based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia, 1914-1919 by Brigadier-General Frederick James Moberly. Photogra...
‘Sketch Map of Northern Fars. To Illustrate Operations of Sir P. Sykes’ Troops: September-October, 1917; January, 1918; May, 1918.’
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This map is one of fourteen map sheets included in IOR/L/PS/20/C234. It depicts the area of operations for the troops under the command of Sir Percy Sykes during September and October of 1917, and January and May of 1918. Portrays lakes, marshes, roads, and settlements. Relief is shown by spo...
‘To Illustrate the Action of Deh Shaikh. 25th May, 1918.’
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This map is one of fourteen map sheets included in IOR/L/PS/20/C234. It shows the area surrounding the village of Deh Shaikh, which was the site of a military confrontation on 25 May 1918 between British Indian troops and a force of Qashqai [Qashqāy] fighters led by Saulat Ud-Daula [Ṣawlat al-D...
This map is one of fourteen map sheets included in IOR/L/PS/20/C234. It shows the area surrounding the city of Shiraz. The location of the British Consulate and the perimeter patrolled by Indian troops are indicated. Portrays relief by form lines, cultivation, roads, buildings, and settlements....
A landscape photograph of the city of Birjand, Persia [Iran], taken from the north-east. Part of History of the Great War Based on Official Documents: Operations in Persia, 1914-1919 by Brigadier-General Frederick James Moberly. Photographer: Unknown.