The map shows Mesopotamia [Iraq], and part of western Persia [Iran] east of the Turco-Persian boundary, with the boundary being indicated by a dashed and dotted line. It shows different ethnic groups occupying different parts of Mesopotamia: Arabs in pink; Kurds (including Yezidis) in yellow; an...
Map showing northern Iraq with lines indicating Turkish-Iraq frontier and Persian-Iraq frontier. Also shown is the approximate British front line on the armistice of 30 October 1918.
Maps and Associated Documents Relating to the Post-war Realignment of Boundaries in the Former Ottoman Empire
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Maps and documents prepared for the re-alignment of boundaries in the former Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of the First World War. As follows: f 1 'Sketch Map of Asia Minor, showing approximate course of Roads and Railways'. With boundary additions. Engraved by Emery Walker Ltd. [1915-17] f 2 ...
Lord Curzon's Research Correspondence before writing Persia and the Persian Question
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This file's papers are divided into three sections of loose papers. The papers consist entirely of correspondence about Persia preparatory to the writing of Persia and the Persian Question with specialists in the fields of archaeology, history, geography, and other military officials with experie...
This map shows the eastern areas of Turkey in Asia, as well as western Persia bordered to the north by the Caucasus mountain range and to the south by the Syrian desert and by the Mediterranean and Caspian seas to the west and east respectively. The map also shows the region's hydrology, mountain...
Sketch map showing existing telegraph lines across Europe and Asia. Printed in an edition of the Journal of the Society of Arts, dated 16 February 1894. Scale not given.
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.'
The map shows the tail waters of the Helmand river. The map features a key indicating the coloured areas of the map which correspond to the following features: irrigated and cultivated lands; high ground plains probably not commandable; land once irrigated by the Helmund river; lands liable to b...
A map of the southern part of Baluchistan. The map gives information on hydrology, human settlement, and regional and provincial boundaries. There is a printing statement that reads: 'Intelligence Branch. Topo. Dy. No. 4502; Exd W. P. February 1904. The map is numbered 3034-I, 1904.
Representation of Khushi Khana on the right bank of the Ab-i-Diz, near the town of Dizful [Dezful]. The drawing is signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.