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...
Map of the area south of the border between Afghanistan and Baluchistan
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The map shows the area south of the border between Afghanistan and Baluchistan, from Quetta in the East to the area around Nusratabad on the border between Afghanistan and Persia [Iran] in the West. It depicts hydrology, including the river Helmand, and includes some indication of relief. Th...
Map of the area west of the border between Persia and Afghanistan
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The map shows the area to the west of the border between Persia [Iran] and Afghanistan (between Koh-i-Malik Siah and Nusratabad).It depicts hydrology, including the river Helmand, and includes some indication of relief. The map bears the statements ‘Surveyed by Asghar Ali Beg, K. B., Surveyor, ...
Papers and Newspaper Cuttings about British Policy in Persia and the Persian Gulf
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The file contains papers relating to British policy in Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf. It includes the following papers: A copy of a printed ‘Report on a Tour in Western Persia’ by Henry Mortimer Durand, HM Minister, Tehran (folios 13 to 17) Two printed copies of a letter from the Governme...
The file contains papers relating to Seistan [Sistan] and Persia [Iran]. The file includes printed copies of despatches from the Agent to the Governor-General of India and HM Consul-General for Khorasan and Seistan (Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Martindale Temple), to the Secretary to the Governmen...
‘Panorama taken from near Manzil spring looking towards Amir Chah i.e. westwards the Koh-i-Sultan 7700 ft. in the distance. Sand drifts in foreground’
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Genre/Subject Matter: Black and white photograph of panoramic view showing sand dunes in the foreground, and the Koh-i-Sultan volcano in the background. Inscriptions: Centre, below image, in pen: ‘Panorama taken from near Manzil spring looking towards Amir Chah i.e. westwards the Koh-i-Sultan...
Genre/Subject Matter: Black and white photograph showing a gravel plain the foreground, and hills in the background. Inscriptions: Upper right, above image, in pen: ‘No 2.’ Left, alongside image, in pen: ‘Lofty drifts of loose sand’ and ‘Gravel plain with sand’ Right, alongside image, in ...
