The map shows the cultivated area of Persian [Iranian] Seistan [Sistan]. The five districts of Miankangi, Pusht-i-Ab, Sheb-i-Ab, Mahal-i-Sharaki, and Mahal-i-Nahrui are indicated. The map also includes hydrology, tracks, and some indication of relief. The map is signed by Captain Edward Abad...
Genre/Subject Matter: Black and white photograph showing a pile of branches, twigs and rocks on a sandy plain in the foreground, with sand dunes and hills in the background. Inscriptions: Upper right, above image, in pen: ‘No 5.’ Left, alongside image, in pen: ‘Sand’, with an arrow pointing...
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...
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 ...
‘Shewing track leading westwards towards Leh, or to Ladis, looking northwards.’
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Genre/Subject Matter: Black and white photograph showing a hill in the centre ground, and sandy ground and the Amir Chah stream in the foreground. Inscriptions: Upper right, above image, in pen: ‘No 3.’ Centre, above image, in pen: ‘Low isolated hill partially covered by drifting sand – Har...
Black and white photograph. Inscriptions: Upper right, above image, in pen: ‘No 6.’ Centre, below image, in pen: ‘Robat Koh shewing view of Robat Killa camping ground (Kohi-Malik Seah)' Right, alongside image, in pen: ‘Robat Killa Thana behind this small rock’.
‘Amir Chah showing W end of valley. Closed by sand drifts. Also Amir Chah thana’
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Genre/Subject Matter: Black and white photograph showing a plain with tents, what appears to be a fort, and several people in the foreground, and hills in the background. Inscriptions: Upper right, above image, in pen: ‘No 3.’ Centre, below image, in pen: ‘Amir Chah showing W end of valley. ...
‘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...
‘Accompaniment to Report by Mr. H. Armstrong on the Preliminary Survey of the Route for a Telegraph Line from Quetta to the Persian Frontier.’
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The map shows parts of countries including Iraq, Persia [Iran], and Afghanistan, the region of Baluchistan [Balochistan], the Persian Gulf, and the Northern coastline of the Arabian Sea. The route of a proposed telegraph line from Quetta to Ladis and Koh-i-Malik Seah is indicated with a red line...
