'Reconnaissance Survey of the Bakhtiary Country 1890'
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Map showing a stretch of mountainous territory between Dezful and Isfahan in Persia [Iran] presumed to be the region home to the nomadic Bakhtiary [Baḵtīārī] people of south central Persia.
Reconnaissance Survey of the Bakhtiary Country 1890
Scope & Content:
Map showing a stretch of mountainous territory between Dezful and Isfahan in Persia [Iran] presumed to be the region home to the nomadic Bakhtiary [Baḵtīārī] people of south central Persia.
Maps of the First World War Campaign in Mesopotamia
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Maps as follows: f 1 'Arabia and Middle East'. 'Friendly' and 'Hostile' Confederations with manuscript additions [1916?] f 2 'Lower Mesopotamia between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf'. Created by the War Office, 1916 f 3 'Country North of the Persian Gulf'. Created by the War Office, 1916 f 4 'Ske...
Photographs and cuttings concerning Russian atrocities in Persia
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The file contains photographs and an article relating to executions and atrocities that took place in Tabriz in late 1911 and early 1912. Thirteen of the fifteen photographs (folios 1-10) depict the bodies of those murdered and executed by Russian troops and those of Samad Khan Shuja ud-Dowleh, ...
A confidential report on the Persian region of Seistan [Sistan]. The report was compiled by Captain Edward Abadie Plunkett, 1st Battalion (Lincoln Regiment), in the Intelligence Branch, Quarter-Master General's Department. The report was printed at the Office of the Superintendent of Government ...
Two copies of a report, marked as secret, on Koweit [Kuwait]. The report was compiled in the Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General's Department, by Captain H H Dowding, The Essex Regiment. It was printed at the Government Central Printing Office, Simla, 1903. The report contains informati...
Genre/Subject Matter: This black and white photograph shows the ruins of the barracks at Basidu. Inscriptions: On reverse of image, in pen: ‘Ruins of Barracks at Basidu 1901’.
A map showing Asia Minor and the proposed settlement of the Arab countries into distinct territories. The map shows details of topography, major settlements, and political boundaries. Over this are drawn thick black lines that delineate the different territories in question, such as Syria, Irak ...
‘DISTANT VIEW OF THE SNOW COVERED BAKHTIARI MOUNTAINS’
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Representation of Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] Mountains, central part of the Zargros Mountains, looking east, from Dizful [Dezful], in November 1890. The drawing is signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.