This black and white printed plan of the village of Bashrugah in Khurasan [Khorāsān], in Persia [Iran] shows the walls of the village, the ‘Arg’ (citadel) and the ‘Bagh-i-Khan’.
This black and white printed plan of the town of Bujnurd [Bojnourd] in Northern Khurasan [Khorāsān], in Persia [Iran] shows the walls of the town, and the Bagh-i-Khan, the citadel, the tower, houses, trees, and vacant space inside the walls, as well as the north Kibla Gate, the west Gurgan gate, ...
This black and white print of a drawing shows the town of Bujnurd [Bojnourd] in Northern Khurasan [Khorāsān], in Persia [Iran]. It depicts farm fields in the foreground, in front of the buildings of the town, and mountains in the background behind the town, including the Takht-y-Baba Musa, which ...
Additions and Corrections to the Gazetteer of Persia, Volumes I and IV
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The file consists of printed papers containing additions and corrections to the Gazetteer of Persia. These papers include cuttings and extracts from the camp diaries of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Edward Yate, 1894, compiled by Lieutenant D R Adye, 6th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent, in the for...
Turkish Arabia: Being an Account of an Official Tour in Babylonia, Assyria, and Mesopotamia, 1886-87
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This volume is a printed account of the official winter tour of 1886-87 in Babylonia, Assyria and Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) undertaken by Colonel William Tweedie, Bengal Staff Corps, Political Resident in Turkish Arabia (Iraq) and His Majesty's Consul-General at Baghdad. The purpose of the t...
Reconnaissance Reports on Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, North-West Persia, and Luristan from April to October 1888
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A report on surveys conducted in Mesopotamia [Iraq], Kurdistan, north-west Persia [Iran], and Luristan [Lorestan] and detailed description of this routes. The surveys were carried out from April to October 1888. The report is written by Lieutenant Francis Richard Maunsell and is in two volumes, ...
RECONNAISSANCES IN MESOPOTAMIA, KURDISTAN, NORTH-WEST PERSIA, AND LURISTAN FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER 1888.
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Narrative report on surveys conducted in Mesopotamia [Iraq], north-west Persia [Iran] and Luristan [Lorestan]. The preface provides the following information: ‘The object was to explore various tracts of little known country through which roads lead north from the head of the Persian Gulf to th...
'RECONNAISSANCES IN MESOPOTAMIA, KURDISTAN, NORTH-WEST PERSIA, AND LURISTAN FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER 1888.'
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The volume consists of detailed descriptions of routes taken by Lieutenant Francis Richard Maunsell, Intelligence Branch, in Mesopotamia [Iraq], north-west Persia [Iran], and Luristan [Lorestan] between April and October 1888. A total of seventeen routes are described with details on: journey s...
Narrative report on surveys conducted in south-west Persia [Iran]. The structure of the report is in two parts. The first part concerns British relations with Arabs, Persians and the Bakhtiaris [Bakhtiyārīs] during the reconnaissance of south-west Persia. The second part contains reports of rout...
‘RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF S.-E. BAKHTIARI COUNTRY, MAY 1891’
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Four cross section maps on one sheet, produced as part of a reconnaissance survey of south-east Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] country. Surveyed by Assistant Surveyor Imam Sharif, Khan Bahadur [Imām Sharīf, Khān Bahādur], Survey of India Department; superintended and assisted by Lieutenant William Danie...
