‘RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF S.-E. BAKHTIARI COUNTRY, MAY 1891’
Scope & Content:
Four of five maps on one sheet. The first four are cross section maps, catalogued here as Mss Eur F112 397, f 4 1 and also found at Mss Eur F112 397, f 2. The four cross section maps (printed as shown on Mss Eur F112 397, f 2) were produced as part of a reconnaissance survey of south-east Bakht...
‘RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF S.-E. BAKHTIARI COUNTRY, MAY 1891’
Scope & Content:
One of five maps on one sheet. The first four are cross section maps, catalogued as Mss Eur F112 397, f 4 1 (and also found at Mss Eur F112 397, f 2). The map at the bottom of the sheet is a reproduction of a map catalogued as Mss Eur F112 397, f 3. It was produced as part of a reconnaissance s...
A sketch of the landscape over the plan [plain?] of Dumakail, looking east from the highest point on Kilah Shahid, and showing the peak of Kuh-i-Sekeira. Signed by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.
A black and white photograph of a winter landscape. In the foreground there are what appears to be ploughed arable fields. Behind this, in the middle ground, are walls and fortifications, many of which appear ruined. In the background are snow-covered hills. The photographer is unknown.
A line drawing depicting distant fortifications and an empty, semi-arid landscape in the foreground. Beneath the sketch is the following information: 'Exd. J. A. A. April 1894.; Topo. Dy. No. 777.; No. 461-I., 94.' The artist is unknown.
A black and white photograph of a semi-arid landscape somewhere in the mountainous region between Kain [Qaen] and Afriz. A low valley is shown in the middle ground, backed by desert hills. The photographer is unknown.
A photograph of the village of Istind [Astand]. set in a semi-arid landscape. The village sits at the foot of a snow-capped mountain. The photographer is unknown.
This black and white print of a plan shows Ak-Kala, a fort on the south side of the river Gurgan in Astarabad, Persia [Iran], 10.5 miles (16.9 kilometres) from the city of Astarabad [Gorgan], and about 35 miles (56.33 kilometres) from the Atrak river. The plan indicates the twelve roomed doubl...
This black and white printed plan of the village of Bashrugah in Khurasan [Khorāsān], in Persia [Iran] shows the walls of the village, the ‘Arg’ (citadel) and the ‘Bagh-i-Khan’.