Bostam — The Shaking Minaret. Photographer: Watson, John Williams
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the tower, with a group of curious onlookers in the right foreground: 'The famous shaking minaret was next visited and two men shook it with the result that a brick set on edge fell down. It is about forty feet high, composed of brickwork an...
Bostam — The Shaking Minaret. Photographer: Watson, John Williams
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the tower, with a group of curious onlookers in the right foreground: 'The famous shaking minaret was next visited and two men shook it with the result that a brick set on edge fell down. It is about forty feet high, composed of brickwork an...
Copy of a Letter from Captain John Malcolm, Representative of the Government of India to Persia, to the Secret Committee
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A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Teheraun [Tehrān] and dated 17 November 1800. The letter reports Malcolm's arrival in Teheraun and first ...
Copy of a Letter from Captain John Malcolm, Representative of the Government of India to Persia, to the Secret Committee
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A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, former Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 16 November 1802. The letter concerns actions taken following the death ...
Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal
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A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 7 January 1810. The letter comments on the mission to Persia of Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extrao...
Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal
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A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from a camp near Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 2 March 1810. The letter forwards various letters related to Malcolm's mission, and also ...
Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to Sir Harford Jones, Envoy Extraordinary to Persia
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A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia, sent from a camp near Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 3 March 1810. The letter concerns the clash of authorities created by t...
Translation of a Letter from Hosein Mahommed, Second Minister of Persia, to the Chairman of the Court of Directors
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A translated abstract of a letter from Hosein Mahommed [Hājī Muhammad Husayn Khān Amīn al-Dawlah], Second Vizier of Persia [Iran], to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The letter announces the appointment of Mirza Abu’l Hasan [Mīrzā Abul Hassan] as Persian Ambassa...
Copy of a Letter from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia, to Sir Robert Adair, Ambassador to Turkey
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A copy of a letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Adair, Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Tehran and dated 15 April 1809. The letter thanks Adair for his letter of 15 January and passes on information regarding the Persian mission to...
Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General Sir John Malcolm to HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia, Sir Harford Jones
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Copy of a letter from the British Government of India's Envoy to Persia [Iran], Brigadier-General Sir John Malcolm, to HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia, Sir Harford Jones, dated 20 June 1810, in reply to Jones's letter of 19 June 1810. The letter concerns a dispute b...
