‘RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF S.-E. BAKHTIARI COUNTRY, MAY 1891’
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Four of five maps on one sheet. The first four are cross section maps, catalogued here as Mss Eur F112 397, f 4 1 and also found at Mss Eur F112 397, f 2. The four cross section maps (printed as shown on Mss Eur F112 397, f 2) were produced as part of a reconnaissance survey of south-east Bakht...
‘RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF S.-E. BAKHTIARI COUNTRY, MAY 1891’
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One of five maps on one sheet. The first four are cross section maps, catalogued as Mss Eur F112 397, f 4 1 (and also found at Mss Eur F112 397, f 2). The map at the bottom of the sheet is a reproduction of a map catalogued as Mss Eur F112 397, f 3. It was produced as part of a reconnaissance s...
A sketch of the landscape over the plan [plain?] of Dumakail, looking east from the highest point on Kilah Shahid, and showing the peak of Kuh-i-Sekeira. Signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.
FACSIMILE DER KAART VAN DE PERZISCHE GOLF (1646) BEHOORENDE BIJ ROOBACKER'S SCHEEPSJOURNAAL
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Facsimile of a 1646 map of the Persian Gulf from the ship journal of Captain Cornelis Roobacker. Published by the journal of the Royal Dutch Geographical Society (Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap), 1907.
Sketch of the Karun River at Ahwaz Showing the Obstruction to the Navigation, &c
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This map shows the approaches of the Karun River as it passes the city of Ahwaz in Persia [Iran]. The map is designed to show the difficulty of navigating this particular stretch of the river and therefore notes the position of rock, sand, silt, and ancient ruins.
'Military Report of the Nushki-Chagai-Western Sinjarani Country'
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A report, marked as secret, on the area of Nushki, Chagai, and Western Sinjarani. The report was compiled in the Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General's Department. The report was commenced in 1897 by Captain R E Roome, 6th Bombay Cavalry (Jacob's Horse), and revised and completed by Major...
File of printed papers marked 'Egyptian negotiation' between Curzon and Adly Pasha and the Egyptian delegation
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The file contains correspondence, minutes, and memoranda relating to negotiations between the British and Egyptian governments over Egyptian independence. Most of the file consists of minutes of conferences that took place at the Foreign Office during July and August 1921. These conferences invo...
Maps Showing the Disposition of Troops in the Eastern Ottoman Empire and Surrounding Areas between 1919 and 1922
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Ten War Office maps, three with attached folios, portraying the disposition of troops in the aftermath of the Mesopotamia campaign of the First World War. As follows: ff 1-1a 'Persia and Afghanistan. 7. Feb. 1919.' f 2-4 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia [Iran]. Dispositio...
Drawing of Barrackpore time of 1st Lord Minto 1807-1813. From a painting at Minto House. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography Photographic copy of drawing. [Sepia toned print, 195x146mm]. Subjects = British colonial architecture; Curzon Collection; European architecture in India; government houses; prints and drawings Location = Barakpur; Barrackpore; India; West Bengal
[Ceremony at Royal Palace, Bangkok]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events View from an upper storey looking down onto ceremony in progress. See also print 1. [Albumen print, 272x209mm]. Subjects = Curzon Collection; palaces; Thai architecture