'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia'
Mss Eur F112/611
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The record is made up of 1 file (692 folios). It was created in c 1880-1891. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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This file consists of letters, notes, and printed material on Persia compiled by George Curzon in the course of conducting research prior to the writing of his book: Persia and the Persian Question . The papers' contents and type vary considerably, but consists primarily of handwritten notes, some of which are organised roughly for individual chapters of the book. The rest of the file includes newspaper clippings, official reports, printed maps, and other published material on the history and geography of Persia. The official government reports are primarily government of India balance of trade reports, while published material consisted mainly of academic and non-academic papers on Persian archaeology by members of the Scottish Geographical Magazine and the history of the telegraph published by the Indo-European Telegraph Department.
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- 1 file (692 folios)
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- 2 imagesRef: Mss Eur F112/611, f 1932 imagesRef: Mss Eur F112/611, f 2872 imagesRef: Mss Eur F112/611, f 2892 imagesRef: Mss Eur F112/611, f 2902 imagesRef: Mss Eur F112/611, f 381
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 692; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- English in Latin script
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Mss Eur F112/611
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- c 1880-1891 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F112/611
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- 'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia'
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- 1r:1v, 3r:6v, 10r:12v, 15r:15v, 21r:21v, 38r:41v, 43r:43v, 47r:57v, 59r:60v, 62r:67v, 70r:191v, 194r:286v, 410r:442v, 446r:466v, 471r:504v, 594r:599v,
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- Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
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- 'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia'
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- 382r:394v
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- Goldsmid, Sir Frederic John
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- Indo-European Telegraph Department, Persian Gulf Section, Director
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- 'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia'
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- Concessions Syndicate Ltd
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- Imperial Tobacco Corporation of Persia
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- 'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia'
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- Smith, Sir Robert Murdoch
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- 19r:19v
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- Mss Eur F112/611, f 289
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- 'A Revised Map of Oman and the Persian Gulf'
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- 289r:289v
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- Stanford's Geographical Establishment
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- Mss Eur F112/611, f 290
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- 'A General Chart of the part of the Karun River about Awaz, including the Bund and of the River Karun and Dizful Aubi Gargar Canal'
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- 290r:290v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Mss Eur F112/611, f 381
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- 'Lieut. Vaughan's Route Through Central Persia'
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- 381r:381v
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- W. & A K Johnston
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- 'Plane-Table Sketch of a track, between Ispahan and Shushter'
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- 'Sketch of the Karun River at Ahwaz Showing the Obstruction to the Navigation, &c'
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