‘Map to accompany Captain Christian’s Report on the Tribes of Fars.’
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Map of Fars, produced by the General Staff India in December 1919. The map indicates: hydrology (blue); terrain (brown contours, with approximate measurements given); settlements; unmetalled roads (double dashed red lines); cart tracks (single solid red lines); camel tracks (single long dashed r...
The map is a General Staff India publication marked for official use only, and accompanies MILITARY REPORT on PERSIA Vol. IV Part II. The map shows the city of Bushire and environs in south-western Persia, indicating built-up areas, prominent buildings, fortified posts, roads, tracks, wells, tel...
‘Tribal and Communications Map of Area No 13 (‘Arabistan)’
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Map of Arabistan [Khūzestān], produced at the Survey of India Offices, Calcutta [Kolkota], indicating: hydrography in blue, including lands liable to flooding; terrain in brown; roads as red lines; telegraph lines; settlements; tribal areas, annotated with red capitals; the Persian-Iraq boundary...
Report on the Operations in the Vicinity of Shaiba 12th-14th April 1915. Simla: General Staff India, 1915.
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This file contains military despatches regarding the Battle of Shaiba that took place between British and Ottoman forces on 12-14 April 1915. The file begins with an introductory letter from General Sir John Eccles Nixon, Commanding Force "D" to the Chief of General Staff, Simla (folios 4-6) t...
The sheet contains a section map: Isfahān—Urūjān [Borūjen]—Ardal—Gurāb—Bāzuft—Chilau in Bakhtiāri Country, south-western Persia. It is found in the Military Report on S. W. Persia, Vol. III. Bakhtiāri Country North of Kārūn River compiled in the Division of the Chief of the Staff, Army Head Quar...
The scale of the map is 1inch = 1 mile. The map was printed by the Simla Drawing Office and includes the printing statement ‘S. D. O. No. 2431, November 1918’.
Imprint: General Staff India. S.D.O. No. 1187, February, 1915. Distinctive Features: Sketch map of Zubair and surrounding area showing location of forts and watch towers as well as communication features i.e. telephone line from Shaiba and roads with distances reported. Contains a note on lo...
The item is Volume III of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1910 edition). The volume comprises that portion of south-western Persia, which is bounded on the west by the Turco-Persian frontier; on the north and east by a line drawn through the towns of Khaniqin [Khanikin], Isfahan, Yazd, Kir...
The item is Volume II of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1914 edition). The volume comprises the north-western portion of Persia, bounded on the west by the Turco-Persian frontier; on the north by the Russo-Persian frontier and Caspian Sea; on the east by a line joining Barfarush, Damghan,...
The development of the military strength of Turkey. [Translated from the "International Revue" for November 1893 and "Die Reichswehr" for February 1894.]
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The file contains three extracts from German papers, translated and commented on by Captain Offley Bohun Stovin Fairless Shore in 1894, detailing the latest up-to-date information on the armed strength of Turkey at the time. The extract from the International Revue for November 1893, discusses...