‘GAZAUN BAZI (SIRIK OR SARZEH AREA). Scale, 2 inches = 1 mile. Topography by Lieut. C. D. Noyes I.A'
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A geological sketch map of Gazaun Bazi (Sirik or Sarzeh Area) drawn by Lieutenant Cyril Dupré Noyes I A who was in command of the escort provided for the visit to the Persian oilfields by the Admiralty Oil Commission in 1913. His map is referred to in the ‘Geological report on some of the oil loc...
PLAN TO ILLUSTRATE ROUTES TAKEN BY ARMS CARAVANS BETWEEN THE MAKRAN COAST and the AFGHAN BORDER
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The map shows routes taken by arms caravans between the Makran Coast and the Afghan border during 1907-08, and is used to accompany notes on the illicit trade of arms and ammunition in the region. It also illustrates the general directions followed by arms caravans as reported by Captain McCona...
Reproduction of an illustration in black ink showing a panoramic view east from the summit of Jabal Harir [Jabal Ḩarīr] in Yemen. Various mountain peaks, hills and valleys are annotated on the map with their transliterated names. Some features are annotated with compass bearings. The map is sign...
Reproduction of a black-ink illustration depicting the view across the Wadi Ma’din [Ma‘ādin], looking eastwards from near Sanawī. Prominent geographical features beyond the wadi are annotated.
A sketch map showing Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and its surrounding district. The map features coloured lines showing the proposed location of the Turco-Persian frontier at Mohammerah. The proposed Turkish line is marked in yellow; the proposed Persian line is marked in green; and the line propo...
'Pocket No. 11: Enclosure to Part III of Volume I of the Persian Gulf Gazetteer: Genealogical Table of the Āl Subāh (’Atbi) Family of Kuwait'
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This item is a genealogical 'Table of the Āl Subāh (’Atbi) Ruling Family of Kuwait'. It contains 79 named and unnamed individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Sabāḥ (al-‘Utūb) family of Kuwait, some with birth and death dates, as well as brief biographical information. There is also a 'Chr...
'Pocket No. 12: Enclosure to Part III of Volume I of the Persian Gulf Gazetteer: Genealogical Table of the (Wahhābi) Āl Sa’ūd (’Anizah) Family of Southern Najd (Sheets Nos. 1, 2 and 3.)' [Sheet No. 1]
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This item is a genealogical table, 'Sheet No. 1. Table of the Ruling Āl Sa’ūd (’Anizah) Family of Souther Najd'. It contains seven named individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Sa‘ūd family of the ‘Anizah tribe. The table was compiled by John Calcott Gaskin in 1905 based on a table by Col...
'Pocket No. 14: Enclosure to Part III of Volume I of the Persian Gulf Gazetteer: Geneaological Table of the Āl Rashid (Shammar) Family of Jabal Shammar'
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This item is a genealogical 'Table of the Ruling Āl Rashīd (Shammar) Family of the Jabal Shammar'. It contains 49 named and unnamed individuals (in Arabic and English) of the Āl Rashīd family of Abu Dhabi, some with birth and death dates, as well as brief biographical information. The table was...
Steps Taken by the Turkish Authorities at Bagdad for the Suppression of the Slave Trade at Fao
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Political Despatch from the Foreign Department, Government of India, to the Secretary of State for India, No. 64 of 1871, dated 5 April 1871, containing an enclosure dated 16 February 1871. The enclosure consists of a copy of a letter from the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq], ...
[Affairs in] Persian Gulf: the rumoured movement of Turkish troops in Oman, and affairs in Nejd and Bahrain
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Despatch from the Foreign Department, Government of India, to the Secretary of State for India, No. 202 of 1873, dated 14 July 1873, containing enclosures dated 29 February 1872-21 November 1873. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Nejd [Najd] and Bahrein...