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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [‎524v] (1050/1386)

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Ref: Mss Eur F112/611

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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32
No.
Articles—(continued).
Denomination.
Imports into
1887-88.
1888-89.
Quantity.
Value.
Quantity.
Value,
Rs.
Rs.
XIII
Fruits and nuts—
1 .—Cocoanuts
2 .—All other kinds ...
Mds.
»
13
37,146
134
4,88,122
5
68,406
41
8,98,593
XIV
Grain and pulse—
1 .—Wheat ...
2 .—Gram and pulse ...
3 .—Other spring crops
4 .—Rice, husked
»
3)
33
380
3,074
26
1,304
10,013
” 86
7,306
2,540
293
20
24,978
8,342
699
83
5.—Rice, unhusked
59
98
1
2
6 —Other rain crops ...
»
10,406
19,843
20,208
43,225
XV
Gumsand resins ...
»3
213
4,047
...
...
XVI
Hides and skins—
7,920
1,—Hides of cattle
2.—Skins of sheep, goats
»)
1,367
20,905
27,060
528
2,451
24,518
and small animals...
3
2,706
XVII
Horns ...
»
...
...
...
...
XVIII
Lac—
l.—Dye
33
42
420
5
50
2.—Shell ...
3.—Stick, and other
»)
1
20
12
240
75
kinds
3)
46
690
5
XIX
Leather—
1.—Unmanufactured ...
Value.
1,300
• • •
• • •
2.—Manufactured
...
37,720
...
27,600
XX
Liquors
Mds.
45
2,620
10
500
XXI
Mats
»
• • •
• •.
...
...
XXII
Metals and manufactures of
-
metals—
1.—Brass and copper...
166
6,806
198
8,118
2.—Iron
741
6,484
692
6,057
3.—Other metals
»)
104
624
82
492
XXIII
Oils—
1.—Petroleum
2
10
2.—Other kinds
32
33
492
79
1,165
XXIII a
Oil-cake
»
239
652
• • •
• • •
XXIV
Opium
»)
• • •
j
• • •
XXV
Paints and colours
»
...
• • •
• • •
• • •
XXVI
Provisions—
l.—Ghi
146
4,791
506
17,534
2.—Other kinds
»
4,791
47,910
369
3,690
XXVI a
Railway materials
»
60,160
6,01,600
58,691
5,86,910

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Content

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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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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Mss Eur F112/611
Title
'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia'
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2av, 7r:7v, 22r:22v, 27r:27v, 36r:37v, 288r:288v, 291r:380v, 467r:467v, 470r:470v, 505r:575v, 584r:584v, 600r:692v
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