One of two printed drawings on one sheet (the other is Mss Eur F112 397, f 38 1). This drawing is a depiction of the doorway 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 D...
Plan of Dizful [Dezful], showing the river Ab-i-Diz [Rudkhaneh-ye Dez] alongside the city, with a bridge and roads leading from it. The location of mosques, a telegraph office, and the Khushi Khana are also noted. The plan is signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards, Nove...
Notes and Letters on the Publication and Sale of Persia and the Persian Question
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This file contains correspondence and notes concerning publication and sale of Persia and the Persian Question. The majority of the papers consist of receipts, and accounting documents by publishers who had published the initial edition of the book. The file also includes other publishers' quote...
Map showing Persia [Iran], Afghanistan and Beluchistan [Balochistan]. The map indicates boundaries, telegraph lines and railways. The map includes the following statement: 'Compiled under the supervision of Hon. G. Curzon, M.P. by Wm [William] Jno [John] Turner, F.R.G.S. 1891'. Published by Longm...
This file is separated into three folders. It primarily consists of George Curzon's handwritten research notes prepared before writing his book, Persia and the Persian Question. The file also contains a variety of printed material that accompanies the handwritten notes. This includes printed res...
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, ...
The map shows Mesopotamia [Iraq], and part of western Persia [Iran] east of the Turco-Persian boundary, with the boundary being indicated by a dashed and dotted line. It shows different ethnic groups occupying different parts of Mesopotamia: Arabs in pink; Kurds (including Yezidis) in yellow; an...
Map showing northern Iraq with lines indicating Turkish-Iraq frontier and Persian-Iraq frontier. Also shown is the approximate British front line on the armistice of 30 October 1918.
Maps and Associated Documents Relating to the Post-war Realignment of Boundaries in the Former Ottoman Empire
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Maps and documents prepared for the re-alignment of boundaries in the former Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of the First World War. As follows: f 1 'Sketch Map of Asia Minor, showing approximate course of Roads and Railways'. With boundary additions. Engraved by Emery Walker Ltd. [1915-17] f 2 ...
Lord Curzon's Research Correspondence before writing Persia and the Persian Question
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This file's papers are divided into three sections of loose papers. The papers consist entirely of correspondence about Persia preparatory to the writing of Persia and the Persian Question with specialists in the fields of archaeology, history, geography, and other military officials with experie...