Created by the War Office. Bears the imprint 'G[eographical].S[ection].G[eneral].S[taff]. No. 2904'. Covers Syria together with the geographical region of Palestine, present-day Jordan and Lebanon, and parts of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Iraq. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and ...
Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2555, sheet North J-38, Tabriz, Provisional Edition bearing the imprint 'Compiled at the Royal Geographical Society under the direction of the Geographical Section General Staff. Drawn and printed at the War Office. 1916.' Covers an area of up to 200 mile...
Records and papers of the 5 Committees on the Near and Middle East
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This file mainly consists of notes and minutes relating to meetings of the Persia Committee between October 1917 and March 1918, covering British policy regarding that country. The file begins with a note by George Curzon, on Foreign Office headed paper, dated 1920 or later, which reads as follo...
Plan showing the waterways & distribution of Helmund Delta
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A printed plan showing the waterways of the Helmund [Helmand] River Delta. The plan also shows settlements, buildings of note, and military camps. The plan was printed at the Survey of India Office, Calcutta [Kolkata] and is based on a sketch by Surgeon Major Brazir-Creagh [George Washington Braz...
'A Map of Turkey in Asia'. Proposed division of Ottoman Empire after the First World War
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Classified 'Secret'. Depicts a proposed division of the Ottoman Empire into spheres of influence and protection by the Allied powers. The division is based on agreements reached between 1916 and the end of the First World War. Portrays hydrology, settlements and place names. Various blocks of o...
'A General Chart of the part of the Karun River about Awaz, including the Bund and of the River Karun and Dizful Aubi Gargar Canal'
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This map shows the route of the Karun River in Persia [Iran] roughly between Shuster and Mohamerah [Khorramshahr]. The map shows the settlements, archaeological sites, and cities along the lower half of the river as it flows into the Persian Gulf, as well as the canals, water works, and other hyd...
Report on The Mission to Seistan, by Surgeon-Major G. W. Brazier-Creagh, A.M.S [Army Medical Services] 1897.
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The volume is Report on The Mission to Seistan by Surgeon-Major George Washington Brazier-Creagh, 1897. The report is based on a return journey to, and tours of, the Seistan [Sistan] region of eastern Persia [Iran] between April and October 1897. The report, marked confidential, was printed at t...
Yusuf of Hukmabad [executed at Tabriz]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events Copy print, photographed from an original print. Showing half of the butchered body: 'Yusuf of Hukmabad was cut in two, and the halves of his body were hung up like a sheep's carcase by order of Shuja-ud-Dowleh.' See also print 6.
Yusuf of Hukmabad [executed at Tabriz]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Historical Events Copy print, photographed from an original print. Showing half of the butchered body: 'Yusuf of Hukmabad was cut in two, and the halves of his body were hung up like a sheep's carcase by order of Shuja-ud-Dowleh.' See also print 6.