'Report on a journey to Shuster, Dizful, Behbehan, and Shiraz'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Report on a journey to Shuster, Dizful, Behbehan, and Shiraz'
- Creator:
- Author: Walter Baring
- Date:
- 1882/1882
- Description:
- Abstract: The memorandum consists of a report of Walter Baring's journey from Ispahan [Eşfahān] to Shuster [Shūshtar], Dizful [Dezfūl], Behbehan [Behbehān], and Shiraz; he was accompanied on this journey by Captain H Wells, Royal Engineers, and the Assistant Superintendent of the Indian Government Telegraph. This journey took place between 27 October and 16 December 1881.The report includes observations on local cultivation, the local economy, geography, water quality, and wild life. From time to time it also includes information on local history, political intrigues, and local tribes (especially the Bakhtyari [Bakhtiari] tribe). It also reports on the daily weather conditions and the quality of the roads being traversed.The appendix which can be found on folios 152-153 contains the following:a tabular statement of the revenue of Fars (f 152);a list of the altitudes of principal points mentioned in the report (f 152);a list of the distances of the various stages between Ahwaz and Shiraz (f 152v);a memorandum concerning Mr Baring's observations on opium cultivation during the course of his journey (f 153).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at f 140 and terminates at f 153, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the item also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Agriculture
Geography
Baḵtīārī (Tribe) - Geographic region:
- Arabistan
Shuster
Dizful - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000075_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000075_en
IOR/L/PS/18/C38
IOR/L/PS/18/C38