Pamir delimitation. Minute by Sir S C Bayley on the proposals of the Russian Government (see Despatch from M. de Giers to M. de Staal 26th March (7th April) 1894) S C Bayley, Political and Secret Dept, India Office, 16 Apr 1894
[Copy of letter from Sir James Westland to Sir Henry Waterfield, dated Simla, 8 May 1895, concerning cost of Chitral expedition and question of establishing and maintaining Peshawar-Chitral line]
Correspondence respecting the movements of Russia in Central Asia and her relations with Afghanistan. Parts II-IV A W Moore, Political and Secret Dept, India Office, 11 Apr, 30 May 1882, 22 Jan 1884
Correspondence respecting the occupation of Merv by Russia and her proceedings on the Khorassan frontier of Persia A W Moore, Political and Secret Dept, India Office, 15 Aug 1884
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1. It shows the route taken by Xerxes I, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, during his invasion of Greece in 480 BC. It includes western and central Turkey, the islands of the Aegean Sea, and the eastern coast of Greece. Portrays r...
The map sheet is one of four maps numbered 1 to 4 included in IOR/L/PS/20/C204. In the body of the report it is entitled ‘General Map of Iraq’. In addition to Iraq the map shows Kuwait, eastern Persia [Iran], and the border areas of Turkey, Syria, and modern-day Saudi Arabia. The map portrays:...
'DESCRIPTION OF ARABIA MADE FROM PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AND INFORMATION COLLECTED ON THE SPOT BY CARSTEN NIEBUHR.'
Scope & Content:
An official publication containing a translation of a text entitled ‘Description of Arabia made from Personal Observations and Information Collected on the Spot by Carsten Niebuhr’. The original text by Niebuhr, in German, was published in Amsterdam and Utrecht in 1774. This translation was ca...
'Skeleton Map of parts of Eastern Turkey in Asia, and Persia'
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The map shows the numbered routes of the lines of communication described in IOR/L/PS/20/C134. The routes that are passable for wheels are drawn in solid red line, while those that are impassable for wheels are drawn in dashed black line. The map also portrays major waterways, roads, key settlem...
This map is one of fourteen map sheets included in IOR/L/PS/20/C234. It shows the area surrounding the city of Shiraz. The location of the British Consulate and the perimeter patrolled by Indian troops are indicated. Portrays relief by form lines, cultivation, roads, buildings, and settlements....