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Manuscript of Persia and the Persian Question (Continued) [208r] (415/690)
The record is made up of 1 file (218 folios). It was created in 1890. 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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/] . Shiraz, at a dis
tance of less than 200 miles from tho coast, is so
entirely with in-that line on the English side as to
render any analyses of its trade superfluous. The
value of its imports for 188|i was £258,522; of
which nearly one-third was in cotton goods ; of
its exports x^^?80, the excess of the latter being
due to the large export of opium, amounting to
more than one-half of the total value. It is when
we come to Isfahan, next to Tabriz the largest dis-
! tributing centre in Persia, that the question be
comes one of lively interest. Situated at a point
almost mathematically equidistant by road from
tho two seas, the Caspian and the Gulf—viz., 500
miles from either, Isjahan is, so to speak, a battle
ground, whore north-and south-influence might bo
expected to clash, sfod where much should hang
upon the fate of the duel. It is gratifying, there
fore, to be able to record that from this crucial
test Great Britain emerges with easy laurels, four-
fifths of the imports into the city being English or
Indian, no Russian firms being established in the
place (though native merchants trade in Russian
goods), and Russia only making fitful efforts to
compete from Teheran in certain styles of prints.
From Bushire to Isfahan is a caravan journey for
mules of from 30 to 35 days, and the freight of
each mule load (two bales) is 41 krans, or
£1 2s. fid. From Resht to Isfahan is a caravan
journey of about 25 days. I have seen it lamented
in English writings, as an instance of the lack
of enterprise among English merchants, that the
European trade with Isfahan should be in the
hands of a Dutch and a Swiss firm. The critic
was in blissful ignorance of the fact that Messrs.
Hotz and Ziegler, the firms in question, are
English business houses, trading from England,
almost wholly in English goods, with head offices
at Manchester or London. A third English firm,
trading under tho name of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Trading
Company (formerly Messrs. Muir, Tweeddy, and
Co.), have also opened a branch at Isfahan.
Teheran, Tabriz, Sultanabad, llesht, Meshed,
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This file contains sections of the handwritten manuscript of the book Persia and the Persian Question by George Nathaniel Curzon. These papers come as part of the full handwritten draft of the book that comprises the shelfmarks Mss Eur F111/30-32. The printed edition of the book can be found in the file with the shelfmark Mss Eur F111/33.
Eventually published in 1892, the papers in this file cover the ancient and modern history, geography, and social and political aspects of Persia during the late nineteenth century when George Curzon temporarily lived in Persia. The manuscript also discusses the Russian and British presence in Persia and the author's views on the two countries' respective strategies in the country. The papers also include some of George Curzon's own travel writing while in Persia.
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The papers are arranged by chapter as part of a handwritten manuscript.
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Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover of volume one (ff 1-220) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 221-345); 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-344; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Mss Eur F111/32
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- Manuscript of Persia and the Persian Question(Continued)
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- front, front-i, 2r:344v, back-i, back
- Author
- Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
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