Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2931, sheet 'Syria & Mesopotamia', comprising a base map with overprint. The base map bears the imprint 'War Office, November, 1919.' and portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights, railways, settlements, place names, and internal and international bo...
Copy of Map Furnished by Russian Minister in Tehran to Persian Government For Negotiation of Akhal-Khorassan Boundary Question
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Map showing the northern boundary of Persia [Iran] with Russia, specifically the area along the Atrek River basin. The map includes indications of human settlements, and the region's hydrography, including major rivers. The map also indicates two boundaries between Persia and Russia. One claimed ...
SKETCH MAP TO ILLUSTRATE REPORT OF MR. BUTCHER'S SURVEY FROM BUSHIRE TO BANDAR-ABBAS DURING 1888.
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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.’
The rough sketch map shows the Ajer [Aker] inlet on the Persian Gulf, in the region of El Hasa [Al-Hasa, or Al-Aḥsāʾ, in what is now Saudi Arabia]. It includes brief descriptions of topography and water depth. The map bears the printing statements ‘I.B. [Intelligence Branch] Topo. Dy. No. 1,...
A Ceremonial Illuminated Letter in Persian and a Kharita
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The file contains two letters (f 1 and ff 2-4), a paper envelope (f 5), and a two piece pouch envelope (un-foliated). The first letter (f 1) is referred to as khat (standard letter). The letter is a personal one and it is sent by Abdur Rahman Khan, the Amir of Afghanistan (1880-1901) to Lord Geo...
'RECONNAISSANCES IN MESOPOTAMIA, KURDISTAN, NORTH-WEST PERSIA, AND LURISTAN FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER 1888.'
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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...
Lithograph of a drawing by Samuel Butcher. The drawing depicts mounds covering an ancient city about two miles southwest of Elseer in the Gillehdar valley. The drawing also indicates the site of a grave.
Map of the area west of the border between Persia and Afghanistan
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The map shows the area to the west of the border between Persia [Iran] and Afghanistan (between Koh-i-Malik Siah and Nusratabad).It depicts hydrology, including the river Helmand, and includes some indication of relief. The map bears the statements ‘Surveyed by Asghar Ali Beg, K. B., Surveyor, ...