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Mss Eur C313/32
- Record Id:
- 040-002265787
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002265753
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000226.0x0000af
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur C313/32
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
- Iranian Adventures: To India by the Back Door' account by Ronald Sinclair of a journey by car from Beirut to Quetta 1926 (published as Adventures in Persia, London 1988): photographs and illustrations for the same.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002265753
036-002265774
040-002265787 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur C313 : Papers of Maj Ronald Sinclair (alias Reginald Teague Jones), Frontier Constabulary 1914-17, British agent in Transcaspia 1917-22
Mss Eur C313/20-32 : Writings, travels and related papers of Maj Ronald Sinclair (alias Reginald Teague Jones), Frontier Constabulary 1914-17,…
Mss Eur C313/32 : Iranian Adventures: To India by the Back Door' account by Ronald Sinclair of a journey by car from Beirut to Quetta 1926… - Contains:
- Mss Eur C313/32(1) : Baalbek. These six magnificent columns of the Temple of Jupiter have withstood the ravages of time for nearly 2000…
Mss Eur C313/32(2) : Baalbek. The six remaining gigantic columns of the Temple of Jupiter. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(3) : Nahr-el-Kalb. Ancient bridge with Phoenician sub-structure. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(4) : Baalbek. A human figure of normal size is dwarfed by the colossal masonry. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(5) : Baalbek. A human figure of normal size is dwarfed by the colossal masonry. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(6) : The 'Stone of the Pregnant Woman' is the biggest quarried stone in the world. It measures 73'x13'x13' and…
Mss Eur C313/32(7) : Jebail. Ruins of Byblos. Phoenician, Greek, Roman, with Crusader castle in background. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(8) : The Nairn Trans-Desert Convoy. The huge coach with line of satellites. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(9) : Dog River [Nahr-al-Kalb]. Steles of Rameses II and Nebuchadnezzar. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(10) : Near Dog River [Nahr-al-Kalb]. Roman bridge with Phoenician foundations. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(11) : Syrian desert. As in the days of Abraham. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(12) : Homs [Hims]. Shabby and uninspiring. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(13) : The ruins of Tadmor (Palmyra) mark the eclipse of Queen Zenobia who challenged the might of imperial Rome - and lost.…
Mss Eur C313/32(14) : The ruins of Tadmor (Palmyra) mark the eclipse of Queen Zenobia who challenged the might of imperial Rome - and lost.…
Mss Eur C313/32(15) : The ruins of Tadmor (Palmyra) mark the eclipse of Queen Zenobia who challenged the might of imperial Rome - and lost.…
Mss Eur C313/32(16) : Bedouin sheikhs. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(17) : The real lords of the desert [Bedouins]. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(18) : The Syrian desert. Bedouin and camel. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(19) : Baghdad. The Tomb of Sitt Zobeida, favourite wife of Harun-ar-Rashid, and almost the sole surviving relic of the City of…
Mss Eur C313/32(20) : Gufas - most ancient form of river craft - on the Tigris at Baghdad. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(21) : Hamadan. Reputed tomb of Esther and Mordecai. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(22) : A fourgon [horse carriage]. Due to some of these, the trip nearly ended in disaster. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(23) : Chae-khaneh [tea house] owner and staff [Qazvin]. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(24) : Typical charvadars (muleteers) [near Bam]. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
Mss Eur C313/32(25) : Zobeida, the author, abd Abdul, 'teller of tales' [between Baghdad and Khaniqin]. Photographer: Teague-Jones, Reginald
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- 032-002265753[0002]/036-002265774[0013]/040-002265787
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur C313
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- Unspecified
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1970
- End Date:
- 1970
- Date Range:
- 1970
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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