A line drawing of a fortress on a bare hill. At the foot of the hill is the village of Furg. Beneath the drawing is the following information: 'Exd. J. A. A. March 1894; Topo. Dy. No. 727.; No. 420-I., 94.' The artist is unknown.
A line drawing of a small town [Gazik] set in a semi-arid landscape. In the centre of the town and raised above the other buildings stands a fortress. In the distance is a line of bare hills. Beneath the drawing is the following information: 'Exd. J. A. A. March 1894; Topo. Dy. No. 730.; No. 419...
'Sketch Map to Illustrate the Report on Sistan and the Country Between It and Mashad'
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A sketch map of eastern parts of Persia [Iran] made to accompany the report Report on Sistan and the Country Between It and Mashad [Mashhad], by Lieutenant H D Napier, Staff Lieutenant, Intelligence Branch, 1894. The map was compiled and drawn under the orders of Colonel Thomas Hungerford Holdic...
Report on The Mission to Seistan, by Surgeon-Major G. W. Brazier-Creagh, A.M.S [Army Medical Services] 1897.
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The volume is Report on The Mission to Seistan by Surgeon-Major George Washington Brazier-Creagh, 1897. The report is based on a return journey to, and tours of, the Seistan [Sistan] region of eastern Persia [Iran] between April and October 1897. The report, marked confidential, was printed at t...
Plan showing the waterways & distribution of Helmund Delta
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A printed plan showing the waterways of the Helmund [Helmand] River Delta. The plan also shows settlements, buildings of note, and military camps. The plan was printed at the Survey of India Office, Calcutta [Kolkata] and is based on a sketch by Surgeon Major Brazir-Creagh [George Washington Braz...
A printed plan of Nasratabad [Zabol] Fort and surrounding buildings. The plan was printed at the Survey of India Office, Calcutta [Kolkata] and is based on a sketch by Surgeon Major George Washington Brazier-Creagh. It includes the printing statement ‘Reg. No. 162. Print., I. - July 98 - 123.’
Reconaissance through Baluchistan and Seistan, 1897
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This volume is a confidential report, printed at the War Office, by Harrison and Sons, printers in ordinary to Her Majesty, in 1899, and authored by Major George Washington Brazier-Creagh, Intelligence Division, War Office, concerning the resources, administration and general affairs in Baluchis...
The volumes contain papers relating to Persia [Iran], including Seistan, and the tract of land south of the Baluch-Afghan boundary between Nushki and Persia, which had become British territory following the demarcation of the Afghan-Baluch border. The papers largely consist of printed copies o...
Blueprint map of the intersection of boundary lines at Koh-I-Malik Seah
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The blueprint map shows the point at which the Afghan Persian Boundary, the Afghan British Boundary, and the Baluch Persian Boundary meet at Koh-I-Malik Seah [Malik Siah Koh or Malek Sīāh Kōh] mountain. Relief is indicated by contours. It is headed ‘Confidential’ and is signed by Lieutenant Fr...
The map shows telegraph lines in Persia [Iran]. It includes a key indicating the lines and symbols on the map, which correspond to the following: telegraph lines of the Indo-European Telegraph Department and the Indo-European Telegraph Company; Persian Administration telegraph lines; British Con...
