'Seistan. Revenue Report and Notes of the Perso-Afghan Arbitration Commission, 1902-1905. Volume II. Part V - Appendices and Glossary.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Seistan. Revenue Report and Notes of the Perso-Afghan Arbitration Commission, 1902-1905. Volume II. Part V - Appendices and Glossary.'
- Creator:
- Author: Seistan Arbitration Commission
- Date:
- 1906/1906
- Description:
- Abstract: The second volume of reports produced by the Perso-Afghan Boundary Commission, Seistan [Sīstān], and submitted to the Government of India, Foreign Department. Publication statement: Simla: Government of India Foreign Department, 1906.The commission, under the direction of Colonel Arthur Henry McMahon, was to redefine the frontier between Persia and Afghanistan in the south, and develop a formula for the division of the Helmand waters. The report consists of a general description of the region, and specific notes on ethnography, meteorology, agriculture, industry, and hydrology.Comprising appendices on the following:statistical tablescopy correspondence between the British, Persian and Afghan Commissionersgenealogical trees and tablesmeteorological datanotes and memoranda on aspects of Seistan geography, ethnology, hydrology, industry, economy, agriculture, botany, entomology, and transport infrastructureglossary.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 188; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence (pp i-iv, 329-689)Condition: the binding structure has partially broken down, and many folios are loose. Please handle carefully.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Environment
Ethnology - Geographic region:
- Seistan
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000884.0x00039a_ar
81055/vdc_100000000884.0x00039a_en
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