Lithograph of a drawing by Samuel Butcher. The drawing shows the town and fort of Girash, looking southwest, after emerging from Tang-i-Masjidu pass. In addition to the town and fort it shows hills, watercourses and roads. Also shown is a date plantation surrounded by Gar trees and water cistern...
Lithograph of a drawing by Samuel Butcher. The drawing depicts ancient ruins, as well as fortifications on the crest of hills, including the Fort of Lar. Also shown are a tomb with a dome, a Mohammidan [Muslim] shrine, and an irrigation trench.
NORTH OF PAS PAR DALUN CARAVANSARAI LOOKING E.-N.-E.
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Lithograph of a drawing by Samuel Butcher. The drawing shows the north part of Pás Par Dalún Caravanserai. Text on the drawing marks the outlying spur (ridge) from Kuh-i-Zad Máhmúd, a river bed, a water conduit, and the road from Lar to Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās].
SKETCH MAP TO ILLUSTRATE REPORT OF MR. BUTCHER'S SURVEY FROM BUSHIRE TO BANDAR-ABBAS DURING 1888.
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Map illustrating the expedition route that Samuel Butcher took during 1888 from Bushire to Bandar-Abbas. The map has the following references for certain lines and symbols: places at which latitudes were observed, barometric and boiling point heights, and the author's route. The map shows part o...
Correspondence, Printed Papers and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Ltd
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These papers, which are spread across two volumes, contain material relating to mines and mining rights in Persia, and more specifically to the affairs of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Limited, of which George Nathaniel Curzon was a director. The first part (26 March 1890-27 March...
Facsimile of a plan showing the geological make-up of the slopes of the Elburz mountains and the Teheran-Kasvin [Tehran-Qazvin] valley. The plan indicates hydrology and nearby coal and iron mines. The plan is included in a report on coal and iron mines in northern Persia, produced by David Fergu...
Facsimile of a plan showing the contours of the Elburz mountains and the Teheran-Kasvin [Tehran-Qazvin] valley. The plan is included in a report on coal and iron mines in northern Persia, produced by David Ferguson for the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Limited. Scale not given.
Facsimile of a plan of the northern slopes of the Elburz mountains, including indication of relief and hydrology. The plan is included in a report on coal and iron mines in northern Persia, produced by David Ferguson for the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Limited. Scale not given.
PERSIAN ROAD AND TRANSPORT COY, Plan to accompany General Report, March 1891.
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Plan depicting routes leading to Teheran [Tehran] from Ahwaz and Isfahan. Includes some indication of hydrology and relief. Scale not given. The plan, which is attributed to Alex Macqueen CE, is included in the general report of the Persian Road and Transport Company.
1899. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. CORRESPONDENCE WITH SECRETARY OF STATE, LORD SALISBURY, & A. GODLEY.
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This volume comprises printed copies of correspondence, dated 22 January 1898-29 December 1899, of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, with Lord Salisbury [Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury], Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Sir...
