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Mss Eur F111/644
- Record Id:
- 040-002307586
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002307428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001452.0x0002d8
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100087688785.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F111/644
- Title:
- Additions to Gazetteer of Persia, Volumes II to IV.
- Scope & Content:
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This file consists of additions and corrections to the Gazetteer of Persia. Additions and corrections are organised in alphabetical order. Each addition or correction is accompanied by the source of the information.
The corrections are accompanied by a memorandum from the Quarter Master General in India, Intelligence Branch, to the Honourable George Curzon, MP, Carlton Club, London. The subject of the memorandum is given as 'Additions to Gazetteer of Persia, Volumes II to IV.' A note states that they are 'Forwarded for information in continuation of this office No. 3147.I. dated 24th October 1896 by F. G. Cardew, Captain, for Quarter Master General, India.'
Also included (folio 41) are tables of routes within Persia with hours riding time by horse and costs of carriage. In addition there are a number of tables of data. For example, weather observations (ff 53-63), bazar prices (f 109), imports and exports (ff 119-120). Mostly the additions contain supplementary information on the settlements.
Individuals submitting additions include Butcher and Stotherd, Picot and Preece.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002307428
036-002307577
040-002307586 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F111-112 : Papers of the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India 1898-1905; Lord Privy Seal 1915-19; Foreign Secretary 1919-24
Mss Eur F111-112 Series 13 : Lord Curzon (1859-1925): early life: various printed Government papers and publications in his collection
Mss Eur F111/644 : Additions to Gazetteer of Persia, Volumes II to IV. - Hierarchy:
- 032-002307428[0013]/036-002307577[0009]/040-002307586
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F111-112
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 file (185 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001452.0x0002d8
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1896
- End Date:
- 1896
- Date Range:
- 1896
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 185, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- No 3147.I
- Arrangement:
- The papers in the file are arranged in order of the various submitted contributions and in approximate chronological order.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)