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:Also see [[Gazetteers#Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia|Gazetteers - Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia]]
:Also see [[Gazetteers#Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia|Gazetteers - Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia]]
*[https://archive.org/details/voyagestravellso00olea ''The voyages and travells of the ambassadors sent by Frederick, Duke of Holstein, to the great Duke of Muscovy and the King of Persia. : Begun in the year M. DC. XXXIII. and finish'd in M. DC. XXXIX. Containing a compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and other adjacent countries. With several publick transactions reaching near the present times; in VII books. Whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo (a gentleman belonging to the Embassay) from Persia, into the East-Indies ... in III books ..''] by Adam Olearius, 1669. [https://archive.org/stream/voyagestravellso00olea#page/316/mode/2up Part 2: The Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo] page 317. Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/voyagestravellso00olea ''The voyages and travells of the ambassadors sent by Frederick, Duke of Holstein, to the great Duke of Muscovy and the King of Persia. : Begun in the year M. DC. XXXIII. and finish'd in M. DC. XXXIX. Containing a compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and other adjacent countries. With several publick transactions reaching near the present times; in VII books. Whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo (a gentleman belonging to the Embassay) from Persia, into the East-Indies ... in III books ..''] by Adam Olearius, 1669. [https://archive.org/stream/voyagestravellso00olea#page/316/mode/2up Part 2: The Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo] page 317. Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.169543/page/n3/mode/2up ''Sir John Chardin’s Travels in Persia'']. 1927 reprint of the 1720  ''A New and Accurate Description of Persia'', translated from the original French publications about travels in Persia 1669-1677, edited by  N M Penzer with a "Preface", and an "Introduction" by Sir Percy Sykes. 1927 Archive.org
*[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/JQU5IHNH6UGILO5L3VB662KPJHNTRGDF ''A new account of East-India and Persia : : in eight letters being nine years travels, begun 1672 and finished 1681''] by John Fryer 1698 London. Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek.  
*[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/JQU5IHNH6UGILO5L3VB662KPJHNTRGDF ''A new account of East-India and Persia : : in eight letters being nine years travels, begun 1672 and finished 1681''] by John Fryer 1698 London. Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek.  
: A later edition, edited, with notes and an introduction, by William Crooke, formerly of the Bengal Civil Service. in three volumes, printed for the Hakluyt Society, (Second Series,  2/19, 2/20 and 2/39) 1909-1915.  [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31952 Volume 1], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31953 Volume II], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.49506 Volume III]. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.  
: A later edition, edited, with notes and an introduction, by William Crooke, formerly of the Bengal Civil Service. in three volumes, printed for the Hakluyt Society, (Second Series,  2/19, 2/20 and 2/39) 1909-1915.  [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31952 Volume 1], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.31953 Volume II], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.49506 Volume III]. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.  
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:[https://archive.org/details/persia005437mbp ''Persia''] by Brigadier General Sir Percy Sykes 1922 Archive.org including
:[https://archive.org/details/persia005437mbp ''Persia''] by Brigadier General Sir Percy Sykes 1922 Archive.org including
:*[https://archive.org/stream/persia005437mbp#page/n161/mode/2up  "Persia and the Great War"] page 154
:*[https://archive.org/stream/persia005437mbp#page/n161/mode/2up  "Persia and the Great War"] page 154
:A biography of Sir Percy Sykes: ''Persia in the Great Game: Sir Percy Sykes, Explorer, Consul, Soldier, Spy'' by Antony Wynn 2003. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01006930820 . Book review.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200229002533/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4730006/An-unsung-player-in-the-Great-Game.html Book review by  Noel Malcolm] of ''Persia in the Great Game: Sir Percy Sykes, Explorer, Consul, Soldier, Spy'' by Antony Wynn. 9 March 2003. ''The Telegraph''</ref>
*[https://archive.org/details/autumntourinwest00dura/page/n1 ''An Autumn Tour in Western Persia''] by E R Durand [Ella R. Durand, Lady]. 1902 Archive.org. Also available [https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023486222.0x000001 Qatar Digital Library] where the illustrations have been  correctly rotated. Digitised from British Library: Printed Collections T 10462
*[https://archive.org/details/autumntourinwest00dura/page/n1 ''An Autumn Tour in Western Persia''] by E R Durand [Ella R. Durand, Lady]. 1902 Archive.org. Also available [https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023486222.0x000001 Qatar Digital Library] where the illustrations have been  correctly rotated. Digitised from British Library: Printed Collections T 10462
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924027822679 ''The Persian problem: an examination of the rival positions of Russia and Great Britain in Persia with some account of the Persian Gulf and the Bagdad railway''] by H J Whigham 1903 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924027822679 ''The Persian problem: an examination of the rival positions of Russia and Great Britain in Persia with some account of the Persian Gulf and the Bagdad railway''] by H J Whigham 1903 Archive.org

Revision as of 01:09, 29 February 2020

Iran was previously known as Persia. This page also includes the Persian Gulf and surrounding areas.

Also see

FIBIS resources

Records

The journal Iran is available at the British Library. These articles may also be read in full through the website JSTOR, including through the free access provisions, see Miscellaneous tips-Access some articles in the JSTOR subscription website for free
There are also some records for Iran in the "World Miscellaneous" records on FamilySearch

FIBIS resources

John Isaacson, who at the time was described as a "Sergeant, RE", arrived in Persia on 11 November 1863 and was posted to the Persian section of the IETD. He died in Bushire in 1892.

External links

Maps

Historical books online

Also see Gazetteers - Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia
A later edition, edited, with notes and an introduction, by William Crooke, formerly of the Bengal Civil Service. in three volumes, printed for the Hakluyt Society, (Second Series, 2/19, 2/20 and 2/39) 1909-1915. Volume 1, Volume II, Volume III. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
Also available Qatar Digital Library where the illustrations have been correctly rotated, the latter digitised from British Library: Printed Collections, IOL.1947.b.134
Central Asia. Part V. A contribution towards the better knowledge of the History, Ethnography, Topography, and resources of part of Asiatic Turkey and Caucasia compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel C M Macgregor 1872. Qatar Digital Library.
Volume II. Zoology and Geology by W T Blanford. 1876 Archive.org
Persia Revisited by General Sir Thomas Edward Gordon, formerly Military Attache and Oriental Secretary to Her Majesty’s Legation at Tehran. 1896 Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
A History of Persia by Lieut-Col P M Sykes 1915 Archive.org Volume I, Volume II;
Vol I, 2nd edition 1921. Also available World Digital Library Library of Congress. Images and maps may be better/ rotatable. Click on image to read online. Vol II, 2nd edition 1921 Archive.org;
Vol I, 3rd edition 1930, Vol II, 3rd edition 1930 Archive.org.
Persia by Brigadier General Sir Percy Sykes 1922 Archive.org including
A biography of Sir Percy Sykes: Persia in the Great Game: Sir Percy Sykes, Explorer, Consul, Soldier, Spy by Antony Wynn 2003. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01006930820 . Book review.[1]
British Library Untold lives blog ‘Persian Gulf tragedy’ – the death of John Gordon Lorimer 08 February 2014 (retrieved 18 June 2014)
The Gates of India, being an Historical Narrative by Colonel Sir Thomas Holdich 1910
Political Frontiers and Boundary Making by Col. Sir Thomas H Holdich 1916
"Between the Tigris and the Indus" by Colonel Sir Thomas H Holdich The Geographical Review Volume IV September 1, 1917 Archive.org
Persia by Sir Arnold Wilson 1932. Link to a pdf download STOU Digital Repository Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand. Note, website has been noticed to be unavailable at times. Possibly may be open only during "office hours".

References

  1. Book review by Noel Malcolm of Persia in the Great Game: Sir Percy Sykes, Explorer, Consul, Soldier, Spy by Antony Wynn. 9 March 2003. The Telegraph
  2. Book review Sunday Times (Perth, WA : Sun 22 Jun 1947 trove.nla.gov.au