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.
A black and white photograph of a ruined building in a semi-arid landscape. The photograph was taken near Nasirabad [Zabol, Iran]. The photographer is unknown.
'Sketch Map to Illustrate the Report on Sistan and the Country Between It and Mashad'
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A sketch map of eastern parts of Persia [Iran] made to accompany the report Report on Sistan and the Country Between It and Mashad [Mashhad], by Lieutenant H D Napier, Staff Lieutenant, Intelligence Branch, 1894. The map was compiled and drawn under the orders of Colonel Thomas Hungerford Holdic...
‘BAKHTIARI HUT BUILT INTO THE SIDE OF THE HILL AT CHARDEH, in which Major Bruce and Lieutenant W. D. McSwiney were snowed up in December 1890.’
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One of two printed drawings on one sheet (the other is Mss Eur F112 397, f 38 2). This drawing is a depiction 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 December 1890. S...
A black and white photograph of the Governor of Sistan province in Persia [Iran], Amir ‘Ali Akbar Khan Khozeimeh [ʿAlī Akbar Khan Khuzaymah]. Behind him stand two of his attendants. The photographer is unknown.
Plan showing the waterways & distribution of Helmund Delta
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A printed plan showing the waterways of the Helmund [Helmand] River Delta. The plan also shows settlements, buildings of note, and military camps. The plan was printed at the Survey of India Office, Calcutta [Kolkata] and is based on a sketch by Surgeon Major Brazir-Creagh [George Washington Braz...
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].
‘ROUGH SKETCH OF ASTARÁBÁD, FROM AN EYE-SKETCH BY LT.-COL. BERESFORD LOVETT, R. E., 1881.’
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This black and white printed sketch map of the city of Astarabad [Gorgan] in Persia [Iran] shows the following features: the crenelated walls of the city; the garden of Abbas Khan; government buildings, the telegraph office, and the magazine; the Russian consulate; the British consulate; the Mas...