A line drawing depicting distant fortifications and an empty, semi-arid landscape in the foreground. Beneath the sketch is the following information: 'Exd. J. A. A. April 1894.; Topo. Dy. No. 777.; No. 461-I., 94.' The artist is unknown.
A black and white photograph of a semi-arid landscape somewhere in the mountainous region between Kain [Qaen] and Afriz. A low valley is shown in the middle ground, backed by desert hills. The photographer is unknown.
A photograph of the village of Istind [Astand]. set in a semi-arid landscape. The village sits at the foot of a snow-capped mountain. The photographer is unknown.
This black and white print of a plan shows Ak-Kala, a fort on the south side of the river Gurgan in Astarabad, Persia [Iran], 10.5 miles (16.9 kilometres) from the city of Astarabad [Gorgan], and about 35 miles (56.33 kilometres) from the Atrak river. The plan indicates the twelve roomed doubl...
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, ...
SKETCH MAP TO ILLUSTRATE REPORT OF MR. BUTCHER'S SURVEY FROM BUSHIRE TO BANDAR-ABBAS DURING 1888.
Scope & Content:
Map illustrating the expedition route that Samuel Butcher took during 1888 from Bushire to Bandar-Abbas. The map has the following references for certain lines and symbols: places at which latitudes were observed, barometric and boiling point heights, and the author's route. The map shows part o...
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.’
'RECONNAISSANCES IN MESOPOTAMIA, KURDISTAN, NORTH-WEST PERSIA, AND LURISTAN FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER 1888.'
Scope & Content:
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...