A photograph of the fortified western gate of the city of Kain [Qaen]. Around the gate are a crowd of about twenty people, some standing, some sitting. The photographer is unknown.
A line drawing of the fortified town of Sharakhs [Sarakhs]. The town lies in a semi-arid landscape, with hills in the background. There are several human figures depicted outside of the town walls. Beneath the drawing is the information: 'Exd. J. A. A. March 1894; Topo. Dy. No. 732.; No. 429-I.,...
A line drawing of a fortified town [Tabas]. The town lies in the middle distance within a semi-arid landscape. In the foreground there are depicted what appear to be walled fields and gardens. In the far distance is a range of mountains. Beneath the drawing is the information: 'Exd. J. A. A. Mar...
A line drawing of a small town [Gazik] set in a semi-arid landscape. In the centre of the town and raised above the other buildings stands a fortress. In the distance is a line of bare hills. Beneath the drawing is the following information: 'Exd. J. A. A. March 1894; Topo. Dy. No. 730.; No. 419...
‘RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF S.-E. BAKHTIARI COUNTRY, MAY 1891’
Scope & Content:
Four cross section maps on one sheet, produced as part of a reconnaissance survey of south-east Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] country. Surveyed by Assistant Surveyor Imam Sharif, Khan Bahadur [Imām Sharīf, Khān Bahādur], Survey of India Department; superintended and assisted by Lieutenant William Danie...
‘RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF S.-E. BAKHTIARI COUNTRY, May 1891’
Scope & Content:
Map produced as part of a reconnaissance survey of south-east Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] country. Surveyed by Assistant Surveyor Imam Sharif, Khan Bahadur [Imām Sharīf, Khān Bahādur], Survey of India Department; superintended and assisted by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards. T...
This black and white print of a drawing shows a view of Akdarband, a pass in the Tabut-Kah subdivision of Eastern Khurasan [Khorāsān], Persia [Iran], situated in the Mudaran mountains on the southernmost road from Mashhad to Sarakhs. The pass guarded both the mountain pass and the passage of the...
A line drawing of the hilltop fort of Sihkuha [Se Kohe, Iran]. Below the fort is a cluster of buildings. Beneath the sketch is the following information: 'Exd. J. A. A. March 1894; Topo. Dy. No. 733.; No. 421-I., 94.' The artist is unknown.
A line drawing of the village of Bamrud in South Khorasan Province, Persia [Iran]. A range of mountains are depicted in the background. In the foreground are two human figures, one standing and the other sitting. Beneath the drawing is the information: 'Exd. J. A. A. March 1894; Topo. Dy. No. 73...