Correspondence and Newspaper Cuttings about Persia and the Persian Gulf
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This file consists mainly of correspondence received by George Nathaniel Curzon, mostly on matters relating to Persia. The letters are mainly from friends, acquaintances and other correspondents known to Curzon, including a number of army officers, diplomats, writers and travellers with an inte...
This file consists mainly of notes by George Nathaniel Curzon on matters relating to Persia. Most of the notes are written on various kinds of headed paper, with the most abundant being those of the India Office, the Foreign Office, the House of Commons and the Carlton Club, Whitehall. Some of t...
Photograph of Sultan Massoud Mirza Qajar Zelle Soltan [Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan]
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Photograph of Sultan Massoud Mirza Qajar Zelle Soltan [Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan] a Persian prince of the Qajar Dynasty and Governor of Esfahan [Isfahan]. A seal is inscribed below the photograph, and the subject's name is written below the photograph in Persian and on the reverse of the phot...
General information on Persia for any future edition, 1895
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This volume consists of an envelope of notes and printed papers that make up some ancillary materials collected by George Curzon at the time of the publication of his book, Persia and the Persian Question. The notes consist of official correspondence on Persia from the British Government, archaeo...
This map shows the eastern areas of Turkey in Asia, as well as western Persia bordered to the north by the Caucasus mountain range and to the south by the Syrian desert and by the Mediterranean and Caspian seas to the west and east respectively. The map also shows the region's hydrology, mountain...
Sketch Showing Distribution of Yomut and Goklan Turkomans
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This map shows the distribution of Turkoman tribal communities that straddle the basins of the Gourgan and Atreck river basins that flow from the Caucasus into the Caspian Sea. A dotted line across the map separates the Goklan and Yomut tribes. The map also shows the location of the tribal settl...
'MISCELLANEOUS. PERSIA 1882-1898: Maps, Government Papers etc.'
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This file is comprised of a range of material compiled by George Nathaniel Curzon, mainly concerning matters relating to Persia but also relating to other areas in south Asia. It includes the following: Three copies of an official memorandum by Curzon (writing as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of...
MAP TO ILLUSTRATE OPERATIONS OF THE CHITRAL RELIEF FORCE, 1895
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Map showing the route of the Chitral Relief Force, with a red line in ink ascending from Kandar to Chitral. The map indicates hydrology, railways, and boundaries, and provides some indication of relief. Produced by the Intelligence Branch of the Government of India's Quarter Master General Depar...
Map showing Chitral state to the north of British India, in modern-day Pakistan. The map indicates hydrology and boundaries, as well as providing some indication of relief. Compiled and reproduced by the Intelligence Branch of the Government of India's Quarter Master General Department.
