An architectural plan of the fort at Nasiribad [Zabol], Sistan Province, Persia [Iran]. Included is a cross-section of the fort's outer defensive structures. Beneath the plan is the following information: Exd. J. A. A. March 1894; Topo. Dy. No. 731.; No. 426-I., 94.'
A line drawing of the hilltop fort of Sihkuha [Se Kohe, Iran]. Below the fort is a cluster of buildings. Beneath the sketch is the following information: 'Exd. J. A. A. March 1894; Topo. Dy. No. 733.; No. 421-I., 94.' The artist is unknown.
A printed plan of Nasratabad [Zabol] Fort and surrounding buildings. The plan was printed at the Survey of India Office, Calcutta [Kolkata] and is based on a sketch by Surgeon Major George Washington Brazier-Creagh. It includes the printing statement ‘Reg. No. 162. Print., I. - July 98 - 123.’
A line drawing of a fortress on a bare hill. At the foot of the hill is the village of Furg. Beneath the drawing is the following information: 'Exd. J. A. A. March 1894; Topo. Dy. No. 727.; No. 420-I., 94.' The artist is unknown.
‘GAZETTEER OF PERSIA VOL. I Comprising the Provinces of ASTARÁBÁD, SHÁHRUD-BÚSTAN, KHÚRÁSÁN, AND SÍSTÁN’
Scope & Content:
This volume is Volume I of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1886 edition). It was compiled for political and military reference by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Metcalfe MacGregor, Assistant Quarter Master General, in 1871, and brought up to 31 July 1885 by the Intelligence Branch, Quarter Mast...
