A drawing of the city of Dizful [Dezful], showing its bridge, part of the city beyond the bridge, and the road to Khushi Khana. Beneath the drawing is a note on the physical dimensions of the bridge. It is signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards, November 1890.
Representation of Khushi Khana on the right bank of the Ab-i-Diz, near the town of Dizful [Dezful]. The drawing is signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.
‘DISTANT VIEW OF THE SNOW COVERED BAKHTIARI MOUNTAINS’
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Representation of Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] Mountains, central part of the Zargros Mountains, looking east, from Dizful [Dezful], in November 1890. The drawing is signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.
Depiction of the river Ab-i-Diz [Rudkhaneh-ye Dez] ‘as it flows into the “Gorge” on the north side of the Kilah Shahid.’ Signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.
A sketch of the landscape over the plan [plain?] of Dumakail, looking east from the highest point on Kilah Shahid, and showing the peak of Kuh-i-Sekeira. Signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.
‘BAKHTIARI HUT BUILT INTO THE SIDE OF THE HILL AT CHARDEH, in which Major Bruce and Lieutenant W. D. McSwiney were snowed up in December 1890.’
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One of two printed drawings on one sheet (the other is Mss Eur F112 397, f 38 2). This drawing is a depiction of a Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] hut built into the side of a hill at Chardeh, where it is written that Major Bruce and Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney were ‘snowed up’ in December 1890. S...