1. ‘Abou-Shehr or Bushire, Persian Gulf’ / ‘On the road to Dalkin [Daliki] from Bushire showing the mirage’ by Joseph D'Arcy (1780–1846)

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Genre/Subject Matter:This landscape view of a scene near Bushire [Būshehr] shows a trail winding from left through undulating landscape towards a flat plain below. In the background craggy peaks extend from right. Two figures on donkey or horseback can be seen at right while four further figures make their way along the path at left. It is not clear what mirage is being referred to in the title of the drawing.Temporal Context:Although the image dates from the Ouseley embassy 1810–12, the adjacent caption/description likely dates from c. 1880 and was written by later owner of the album, F. G. McCutcheon.Inscriptions:Recto:Lower right corner, in pencil: ‘28’Verso:Upper left, in pencil: ‘Abou-Shehr or Bushire, Persian Gulf’Lower left corner, in pencil: ‘J. D’Arcy. Malvern’Along lower edge, in pencil: ‘On the road to Dalkin [Daliki] from Bushire showing the mirage’Lower right corner, in pencil: ‘Novr. 2 1852’; ‘28’Adjacent inscription: ‘28.On the road from Bushire (Persian Gulf) to Dalkee showing the mirage’1 watercolour drawing on paperDimensions:108 x 282 mmMaterials:Watercolour on paperCondition:Light surface dirt coats the recto and verso, with staining along all edges. Two small puncture holes at upper left and right corners indicate that the drawing was at one time pinned up. A small tear or cut can be seen extending diagonally from lower edge , left of centre, for 10 mm.

2. ‘My Scrap Book volume V’. Artist: Augustus Fortunatus Bellasis (1822–1872)

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Genre & Subject MatterAs well as four photographs, stamps, seals, printed documents, handwritten texts, maps and letters, this album contains fifty-one pencil, watercolour or pen and ink drawings; eight created while Augustus Fortunatis Bellasis was Collector and Magistrate at Hyderabad (Sind) in 1855 and the rest while he was on furlough travelling through the Middle East and Europe in 1856. The album also contains eight drawings by unidentified Sind artists. All items have been pasted onto the folios or otherwise inserted into the volume.Most of the drawings, whether complete or sketches, are inscribed with titles and dates. There are a number of blank folios.ElementsNumbers in square brackets refer to an alternative foliation system, which may extend throughout the related Scrapbooks. See ‘Arrangement’.f 4 [244] [Letter] ‘Produced in evidence in a poisoning case’f 5 [245] ‘Shah Maccai & Belooch Parade Ground. Hyd. Sind. 10 June 1855 from Varandah of Collector’s House’f 7 [247] [Letter] ‘From Dr Hartmann the Roman Catholic Bishop of Bombay’ff 8-10 [248, 249, 250] ‘Persian & Sindee Seals &c engraved at Hyderabad in Sind. Mostly by Fuzil Mahomed’f 11 [251] [Stamps of various collectors]f 12 [252] ‘The old seal used at Surat in 1800, when Surat was divided between the British Govt and the Nawabs of Surat. The two towers of the Castle are here represented with the British Flag floating over one and the Nawabs floating over the other.f 14 [254] [Prospectus of the Hydrabad Race Meeting]ff 16-20 [256, 257, 258, 259, 260] ‘Halla Tiles’f 22 [262] ‘The mode of tracing a pattern for an Embroidered Slipper. Hyderabad Sind.’f 23 [263] ‘Persian seal presented to the Emperor of the French at the Paris Exhibition of 186_’f 28 [264] ‘Gateway for the Mahomedan Cemetery at Hyderabad, Sind, designed by a native Artist – & painted in fresco.’f 31 [264 5, 264 6] [Painted design, inset; photograph of design on folio 23] ‘Another design for the same.’f 32 [264 7] [Photograph of design inset in folio 31]f 33v ‘The Verdict or rather Falsehood of the native court martial …’ [refers to folio 34]f 34r, f34v [265] [Written verdict against accused, ‘Mahomed Khan’, 7 August 1853]f 35 [266] [Watercolour drawing: camp near tomb]f 36 [267]‘Chimney at Shahandpoor 2 Nov 1855.’f 38 [269] ‘Old Halla Musjid from the Traveller’s Bungalow – 24 Nov 1855’f 40 [271] ‘Guhote Dund, 25 Nov 1855.’f 42 [273] ‘Sukkur Hills from Ruzee ka Gota 3 Dec 1855’f 43 [274] ‘Shewan from Meerpoor Ferry. Waiting for Jameson – 6 Dec 1855’f 46 [277] ‘Dhera Dulliel Fort 23 Decr 1855. A Mud Fort built by ... to stop the progress of Sir Charles Napier in 1843.’f 48 [278] [Letter dated 27th Dec 1855from Shaik Adnan Mesman[?]]f 50, f 51, f 52 [279 1, 279 2] [Copy of letter dated 30th March 1856 from Lieut. Colonel John Jacob C. B., acting Commissioner in Sind to the Right Honourable Lord Elphinstone G. C. H., Governor and President in Council, Bombay]f 53 [279 2] [Letter from C. Wood to the Governor in Council, Bombay, forwarded 20 May 1861]f 55 [280] [Photograph] ‘Byalla Club and Bombay Race course’f 56 [281] ‘Entrance to the Sea of Suez 30 April 1856.’f 58 [283] ‘Isle of Roda.’ ‘5 May 1856.’f 60 [285] ‘Pigeon Village in Egypt 6. May 1856.’f 63r, f63v [287] ‘4 May 1856. Pyramids of Ghiza.’f 64 [288] ‘Rhodes. 11 May 1856 with Manson. Sunday.’f 65 [Photograph] ‘Sir Bartle Frere. KCB KCSS Governor of Bombay’ ‘6 July 1864’f 66 [289] ‘Rhodes. 11 May 1856.’f 68a, f.68b [290] [Two sketches] ‘Views at Rhodes.’f 69 [291] ‘Rhodes’f 71 [293] ‘Entrance to Smyrna 12 May 1856’f 73 [295] ‘Entrance to Bay of Smyrna’ ‘12 May 1856’f 74 [296] ‘Smyrna 13 May 1856’f 75 [297] ‘Solitary Cyprus amid Grave Stones. Smyrna 13 May 1856.’f 76 [298] ‘Zenzdos 14 May 1856’f 78 [300] ‘Hector’s Tomb’ ‘Plains of Troy’ ‘In Sila Ajax’ Tomb’f 79 [301] ‘Two pretty Turkish Ladies on board the Steamer going to Constantinople in charge of their Eunuch 1856.’f 81 [302] [Joke] ‘What is the moral difference betw.: Cake & wine? / One is sometimes tipsy & the other is always drunk.’f 82 [303] ‘Fort of Asia’ ‘Dardanelles’ ‘Fort of Europe’ ‘May 1856.’f 83 Johnstone’s Sketch Map of the Country between Sevastopol and Balaklava Showing the Positions of the Russian Forts And of theBesieging Forces of the Allied Army November 1854’f 84 ‘Seat of the Russo Turkish Campaigns in European Turkey in 1828 . 1829.’f 88 [308] ‘22 May 1856 Entrance to Sebastapol Harbr’f 88v [308] ‘Phoras Pass 28 May 1856’f 89 [303 2] ‘Street in Rannesh[?] Crimea May 1856’f 92r [310 1] ‘The Alma 29 May 1856’f 92v [Untitled sketch of urban scene with minaret or tower]f 93 [310 2] ‘Chouphut Rali 30 May 1856’f 95 [312] ‘Balaklava Harbour. from the Buffalo Steamer 3 June. 1856.’f 97 [314] ‘Shumla 8 June 1855’f 97v ‘Adam ka Sanda. 4 Novr 1853[?]’f 100 [316] ‘Belgrade 17 June 1856’f 102r ‘Aden 11. June going out of Harbour’f 102v [317 1] ‘Trajan’s Bridge on the Danube. 16 June 1856’f 102r ‘Orsova. 16 June 1856’f 102v [Two untitled river scenes] ‘103’f 103 [317 2] ‘Approach to the Iron Gates. 16 June 1856.’f 103v ‘Town on the Danube 23 June 1856’f 104 [318] ‘Boats on the Danube. 1856.’ [Two sketches]f 104va [Untitled sketch, probably town on the Danube] ‘23 June 1856’ ‘107’f 104vb [Untitled sketch, probably town on the Danube] ‘23 June 1856’ ‘108’f 105 [319] ‘Benedictine Convent of Gottweib – on the Danube – 28 June 1856’f 106 [320] ‘Saltzburg Castle 26 June 1856.’f 107 [321 1] ‘Aggstein Castle & Town 23 June 1856.’f 110 [322] ‘Church near Aggstein on the Danube 23 June 1856’f 111 [323, 324] ‘Der Strudel’ ‘Der Wirbel’ [Two etchings]f 112 [325] [Etching of Greinburg Castle overlooking the Danube at Grein] ‘Grein’f 113 [326, 327] ‘Linz’, ‘Der Landungsplatz in Linz’ [Two etchings]f 114 [328, 329] ‘Der Brobebefestigungsthurm in Linz’, ‘Gmunden vom See’ [Two etchings]f 115 [330, 331] ‘Gmunden v. Kalvarienberg’, ‘St. Wolfgang’ [Two etchings]f 116 [332, 333] ‘St. Wolfgang’,‘Hallstadt’ [Two etchings]f 117 [334, 335] ‘Traunkirchen am Traunsee’, ‘Der Traunfall’ [Two etchings]f 118 ‘Der Schwarzbachfall bei Golling’, ‘Der Vordere Gossausee’[Two etchings]f 119 [338, 339] ‘St Gilgen am Wolfgangsee’, ‘Hotel Tallachini in Ischl’ [Two etchings]f 120 [340, 341] ‘Das Badhaus in Ischl’, ‘Schloss Leopoldskrone bei Salzburg’ [Two etchings]f 121 [342, 343] ‘Salzburg vom Mönchsberge’, ‘Residenzplatz [Salzburg]’ [Two etchings]f 122 [344, 345] ‘Mozart Platz [Salzburg]’, ‘Das Neu- Oder Sigmund-Thor [Salzburg]’ [Two etchings]f 123 [346] ‘Salzburg von Kapuzinerberge’ ‘Eigenthum Vérlag v. G. Baldi in Salzburg’ [Etching]f 124 [347, 348] ‘Plan von München’, ‘Route von Ulm nach München’ [Route maps]f 125 [349] ‘Mey & Widmayer München von der Nordseite’ [Etching]f 126 [350] ‘Mey & Widmayer Königl. Residenz gegen den Hofgarten in München’ [Etching]f 127 [351] ‘Mey & Widmayer Ludwigs Kirche und Bibliothek in München’ [Etching]f 128 [352] ‘Mey & Widmayer Neue Pinakothek in München’ [Etching]f 129 [353] ‘Mey & Widmayer Pinakothek in München’ [Etching]f 130 [354] ‘Mey & Widmayer Bahnhof in München’ [Etching]Temporal ContextAlthough one letter is dated 1861, the majority of the items in this scrapbook relate to the period 1855–56.135 folios, including 111 items (4 letters; 5 folios of seals; 1 folio of stamps; 1 printed document; 5 folios of watercolour illustrations of tiles; 1 tracing of a pattern for embroidery; 2 watercolour architectural illustrations of decorated doorways; 4 photographs; 2 handwritten texts; 51 watercolour, pencil or pen and ink drawings; 4 maps, printed; 31 etchings) inserted or pasted into a half bound leather and marbled paper volumeThe album has been foliated with two systems: the primary system (i-iv; 1–139) is consistent and is indicated in pencil along the lower edge, usually in the right hand corner. The secondary system (244–354) is indicated on the inserts, in pencil, usually across the upper edge. It is indicated on the lower left corner of the fly leaf that the album was foliated on the 17/4/63.Dimensions:Album: 340 x 230 mm [portrait]Format:Half-bound leather and marbled paper album 135 folios, onto/into which 111 items are pasted or otherwise inserted.Condition:Binding is broken lengthwise and there is extensive scuffing evident. The marbled paper is faded, with extensive surface loss on both covers.Foliation:The album has been foliated with two systems: the primary system (1–135) is usually noted in the right hand corner recto fo each folio. The secondary system (244–354) is indicated on the recto of the inserts themselves, in pencil, usually across the upper edge; this system does not include every item. It is indicated on the lower left corner of the fly leaf that the album was foliated on the 17/4/63.Binding:The album is bound in half leather format, which is heavily scuffed along the stitched spine. The spine is broken. This binding is original and has been personalised by gilt title information along the spine: ‘My Scrap Book.’ ‘Volume V. 1855. .1856’ ‘A.F. Bellasis’. A Shelfmark indicator, also gilt, has presumably been added later: ‘MSS. EUR. G45 10’

3. ‘My Scrap Book volume III’ Artist: Augustus Fortunatus Bellasis (1822–1872)

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Genre & Subject MatterAs well as photographs, a map, an engraving, lithographs, etchings, printed matter and handwritten documents, this album contains sixty-eight pencil, watercolour or pen-and-ink drawings. Twenty-eight drawings (including those from folios 23–73) were made while on leave from November 1850 to June 1852; forty drawings (including those from folios 74–129) were made in Karachi (Sind) and during a cold weather tour, December 1852 to March 1853, with Bartle Frere, Commissioner of the newly-acquired province of Sind.All items have been pasted onto the folios or otherwise inserted into the volume and are inscribed with notes by Augustus F. Bellasis.Most of the drawings, whether complete or sketches, are inscribed with titles and dates. There are a number of blank folios.ElementsNumbers in square brackets refer to an alternative foliation system, which may extend throughout the related Scrapbooks. See ‘Arrangement’.f 1 [Photograph] ‘The tomb of Henry Adrian Baron von Reede, in the Dutch Cemetery at Surat. A.D. 1691.’ ‘59’f 2 ‘Pamphlet on Tombs at Surat’ [missing]f 3 [Photograph] ‘The tomb of Sir George Oxenden Bt President of Surat & the 1st Governor of Bombay. ob: 1669.’f 4 [Photograph] ‘Tomb of Christopher Oxenden A.D. 1659 & of his brother Sir George A.D. 1669 Oxenden. The 1st Governor of Bombay’ ‘Tomb of Gerald Aungier’ff 6–7 [123 2] [Transcribed letters and accounts dating 1851–1854]ff 9–20 [123 1] [‘Report on the Southern Districts of the Surat Collectorate by A. F. Bellasis, Esq., First Assistant Collector, 15th October 1850 (Printed: 1854)]f 23 [126] ‘Bombay. From Byculla Club’, showing position of Randal Lodge, Henry Fawcett’s house and Mrs. Lestock Reid’s house (Henry Fawcett was a cousin of Augustus Bellasis).f 25 [128] [Unidentified landscape]f 26 ‘Straits of Babelmandel. 12 Novr 1850.’f 27 [130] [Unidentified maritime scene, probably in Red Sea]f 28 [131] ‘Chota Aden 11 Nov 1850’f 30 [133] ‘Isabera Islands – Red Sea – 13 Novr 1850’f 32 [135] ‘Jibel Jan – 13 Novr 1850.’f 34 [137] ‘Jibel el Teer – Red Sea. 13 Novr 1850’f 36 [139] ‘Approaching St John’s Isld 16 Novr 1850’f 37 [140] ‘16 Novr 1850. St John’s Isld.’f 39 [142] ‘Abushaha Range. Entrance to the Sea of Suez – 18 Nov 1850.’f 41 [144] ‘Boats on the Nile. 1850’f 42 [145] ‘Pyramids from the Nile distant ab 15 miles 21 Novr 1850’f 43 [146] [Sketch of boat, likely Egyptian, with 3 miniscule outlines of sail plans] ‘A. F. Bellasis.’f 45 [148] ‘Quarantine Harbr. Malta. Dec – 1850.’f 46 [149] ‘St of Messina after leaving Messina 13 Decr 1850’f 47 [150] ‘Stromboli 8 miles W. 13 Decr 1850’f 48 [151] ‘Stromboli 15 miles S.E. 13 Decr 1850’f 50 [153] ‘Rome from my bedroom window 16 Jany 1851.’f 52 [155] ‘Pio IX P.M.’ [Engraving of Pope Pius IX]f 53 [155 2] ‘Fac-simile of a curious Pen Drawing executed in a single oval line, By Overlaet of Antwerp’ [Lithograph: lithographer: A. Butler; printers: M. and N. Hanhart]f 54 [156 1] a ‘The Capitol [Rome]’; b ‘St. Mary Major [Rome]’ [Two etchings]f 55 [156 2] a ‘St Peters, the Vatican and Piazza’; b ‘Colosseum’ [Two etchings]f 56 [156 3] a ‘Fountain of Trevi’; b ‘Arch of Constantine’ [Two etchings]f 57 [156 4] ‘The Pantheon’ [Etching]f 59 [158] ‘Byland Abbey. 12 August 1851.’f 60 [159] ‘Rievaulx Abbey’ [Lithograph; delineated and lithographed by W. Monkhouse]f 61 [160] ‘Glen Moriston – Sep. 1851’ ‘Glen Moriston – the seat of James Murray Grant, Esq., Invernessshire.’f 62 [161] ‘Glenmoriston – the seat of James Murray Grant, Esq.’f 63 [162] ‘Loch Ness opposite to Glen-moriston. Oct 1851.’f 65 [164] ‘Loch Ness from the Horse Shoe looking towards Fort Augustus. Sept. 1851.’f 66 [165] ‘Glen Urquarth – Loch Ness –’f 68 [167] ‘Head of Windermere from foot of Curwen’s Island. 14 Oct 1851. Fish won’t bite.’f 72 [171] ‘Corfu. 29 May 52’f 73 [172] ‘Madon. a Greek Fort on the W. coast of the Morea. 30 May 1852.’f 74 [173] ‘Entrance to Kurachee 1852’f 75 [174 1] ‘Manora from Clifton 22 May 1852’f 76, f 77 [174 2] ‘Clifton from Manora 1 June 1852.’ and ‘Banks of the Nile 19 Nov 1857’f 78 [175] [Map of part of Karachi, including Keamaree (Kiamari) and Clifton]f 80 Inscription reading: ‘Sketches taken during the cold season of 1852/53 while on an official tour of inspection through the Province of Sind with Mr H. B. E Frere – the Commissioner in Sind.’f 81 [176]‘Great Burr Tree – Gooza. 31 Dec 1852’f 82 [177] ‘Burr Tree near Gooja 13 Nov 1852’f 84 [179] ‘Extract from the Book kept at the Izandier Bungalow at Ghurra in Lower Sind’; [Letter from Lawrence Hammend to Belasis, 31 October 1854]f 87 [181] ‘Niggin Jatta. 2 Jany 1853’ [Sketch of camp with camels]f 88 [182] ‘Hyderabad from Meanee 13 Jany 1853’f 90 [184] ‘21 Jany 1853 – Camp Futt – Sukkee Hills in distance’f 91 [185] [Camp in western India with city on hilltop]f 93 [187] ‘Farooshah. Lieut. Jameson’s Head Quarters 1853.’f 94 [189] ‘Burr Tree, Nowshera – 9 Feby 1853’f 96 [190] [Sketch of the head of a man]; ‘Nawab Ali Fauzdarof Shikarpoor, Feby 1853’; ‘Back view of Nawab Ali on his Mule.’; ‘Shikarpoor Bazaar. 10 Feby 1853.’f 98 [192] ‘Jacobadad February 1853.’f 100 [194] ‘Boats on the Indus – 1853’f 102r [196] ‘Loong Khan Jakranee 27 Feby 1853’f 102v [Sketch of unidentified woodland scene with structure]; [Sketch of head and shoulders of unidentified man]; ‘2 May 1853 Near Nuygen[?] Pier.f 106 [199] ‘Banks of the Sindh. 23 Feby 1853.’f 108 [201] ‘Island below Sukkan 1853’f 110 [202 1] ‘Sukkee. 18 March 1853’f 111 [203 1] ‘Kwaja Khoja – The Fisherman’s Mosque’f 112 [203 2] ‘Bukkur Fort 16 March 1853.’f 113 [204] ‘Kwaja Khoja. the Fisherman’s Mosque.’f 115 [206 1] ‘Sukkur’ ‘Bukkur Fort’ ‘Roree 14 March 1853’f 116 ‘Suez. 21 Nov 1857.’f 116v ‘Bukkur 15 March 1853’’f 117 [206 2] ‘Minaret – Sukkur. 15 March 1853.’f 118 [207] ‘Sukkee Hills. 18 March 1853.’f 120 [209 1] ‘The Indus. 19 March 1853.’f 121 [209 2] ‘Veron Bezla 22 March 1853’f 123 [211 1] ‘Hell’s Gate. 23 March 1853’f 124 [211 2] [Unidentified landscape with fisherman swimming on pots] ‘23 March 1853’f 126 [213] ‘Banks of the Indus in the Delta. 23 March 1853.’f 128 [215 1] ‘Ruins of Buddeen 1853’f 129 [215 2] ‘Ruins of Buddeen 1853’f 130 [216] [Handwritten notes] ‘Bacon says. “Reading maketh a full man – conference a ready man, & writing an exact man. / The Arabs have a proverb that those who dabble deep in manuscript, are like donkeys laden with many books. / “I’ve seen much finer women, ripe & real than all the nonsense, of their stone idial [sic]” Byron 2/4/57’ff 131–132 [217, 218] ‘The thirteen fundamental Articles of Faith – which every Jew ought firmly to believe & rehearse daily –‘f 134–137 [219, 220, 221, 222] [Handwritten notes] ‘Architecture in England’139 folios, including 105 items (68 drawings; 1 hand-drawn map; 1 engraving; 2 lithogaphs; 7 etchings; 11 handwritten documents; 12 printed matter; 3 photographs) inserted or pasted into a half bound leather and marbled paper volumeThe album has been foliated with two systems: the primary system (1–135) is generally consistent and is indicated in pencil along the lower edge, usually in the right hand corner. The secondary system (123–222) is indicated on the inserts, in pencil, usually across the upper edge; this system does not include every item.Dimensions:Album: 340 x 230 mm [portrait]Format:Half-bound leather and marbled paper album 135 folios, onto/into which 111 items are pasted or otherwise inserted.Condition:Binding is broken lengthwise and there is extensive scuffing evident. The marbled paper is faded, with extensive surface loss on both covers.Foliation:The album has been foliated with two systems: the primary system (1–135) is usually noted in the right hand corner recto of each folio. The secondary system (123–222) is indicated on the recto of the inserts themselves, in pencil, usually across the upper edge; this system does not include every item.Binding:The album is bound in half leather format, which is heavily scuffed along the stitched spine. The spine is broken and covers detached. This binding is original and has been personalised by gilt title information along the spine: ‘My Scrap Book.’ ‘Vol. III. 1850. .1853’ ‘A.F. Bellasis’.

4. 'NORTH OF PAS PAR DALUN CARAVANSARAI LOOKING E.-N.-E.'

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Lithograph of a drawing by Samuel Butcher. The drawing shows the north part of Pás Par Dalún Caravanserai. Text on the drawing marks the outlying spur (ridge) from Kuh-i-Zad Máhmúd, a river bed, a water conduit, and the road from Lar to Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās].1 drawingMaterials: Printed on paperDimensions: 219 x 280mm

5. ‘Al Husen, stronghold of Shekh Awas Al Ahmadi in the Wadi Tiban.’

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Reproduction of an illustration in black ink of a fort on a mountain side. In the background are steep mountain peaks, in the foreground, a wooded river valley. The title of the illustration refers to the fort of Al Husen [Al Ḩusayn], the stronghold of Shekh [Shaikh] Awas Al Ahmadi.1 illustrationDimensions:210 x 340 mm.

6. 'The main pass, Aden.' By Sir Henry Yule (1820-1899)

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Genre/Subject Matter:View, looking south, of a mountainous landscape through the Main Pass at Aden, the main route into Crater, towards a hill riddled with caves, one of which is likely to be the cave reputed to hold the tomb of Abel.A steep slope or series of steps leads towards the pass at centre. Two figures look away from the viewer in the foreground. At left several camels are being led away from the pass. Several houses are evident at left, as well as fortifications at right.Temporal context:This drawing was likely made during Henry Yule’s return journey to India with his new wife, Anna Maria White, in 1844.Inscriptions:Recto:Lower left, pen and ink: ‘The Main Paſs at Aden Jany 1844’Upper right, ink stamp: ‘20’Verso:Centre, ink stamp: ‘India Office Library 12 Dec 1919’Upper right, pencil: ‘34’1 pen and ink and wash drawing on watercolour paperDimensions:346 x 247 mmMaterials:Pen, ink and wash on watercolour paperCondition:Thick surface dirt throughout, especially at left and on recto with staining originating from adhesive on left edge. Upper right corner is lost.

7. ‘Plate I. Showing Officers Badges of Rank on Shoulder Straps (Field Service Order) with Colours of Branches of Service.’

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The illustration features badges for Persian army ranks of: Naib Sewum(office personnel); Naib Dowan(cavalry); Naib Awwal(artillery); Sultan(engineers); Yamar(transport); Naib Sarhang(staff); Sarhang(veterinary); Sartip(infantry); Amir Lashkar; Sipahbod[Spāhbed]; and Farmandeh Kul Qushun.A note underneath the illustration states: ‘Shoulder strap edging for General Officers has not been inserted as this varies according to the branch of service. Medical Officers have brown edging.’1 illustrationDimensions: 300 x 190 mm.Materials: Printed in colour on paper.

8. ‘Plate II. Plate showing Badges of Rank of Non-Commissioned Officers. Field Service Order.’

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Showing: cuff badges for Tabin Awwaland Sirjougeh; shoulder badges for Wakil Chap(infantry); Wakil Rast(cavalry); Wakil Bashi(artillery); and Moin Naib(transport). A note states that ‘the colour of the shoulder strap varies with the branch of the service.’1 illustrationDimensions: 80 x 150 mm, on sheet 315 x 187 mm.Materials: Printed in colour on paper.

9. ‘Plate III. Plate showing Pattern of Numerals as worn on Shoulder Straps of Regiments’

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Illustrations of the Arabic numerals 1-9 and 0, with an additional illustration of a shoulder strap for the Naib Dowumof the 10th (Qahreman) Cavalry Regiment, indicating the placement of the regiment number.1 illustrationDimensions: 60 x 130 mm, on sheet 315 x 187 mm.Materials: Printed in colour on paper.

10. ‘Plate VI. Plate showing Badges of Rank of Police Officers.’

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Showing the badges of rank for Persian police officers, with collars and cuffs for: Naib Dowum(cavalry), Naib Awwal(artillery), Sultan(engineers), Yamar(transport), Naib Sarhang(staff), and Sarhang(veterinary).1 illustrationDimensions: 110 x 160 mm, on sheet 315 x 187 mm.Materials: Printed in colour on paper.

11. ‘Eastern entrance to Mudariba Valley (looking N.) Showing the Alkami range of J. Am Ibdar.’

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Reproduction of an illustration depicting the view across the landscape of the Mudariba [Muḑāribah] Valley. In the background is the Alkami [Al Kamī] range of Jabal Am Ibdar [Jabal al Ibdār].1 illustrationDimensions:250 x 550 mm.

12. ‘Musemir looking North from below camp of the Hants Regt. January and February 1904.’

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Reproduction of a black-ink illustration of a landscape, with a plain in the foreground and mountains in the background. Tents, forming part of the Commissariat Camp can be seen to the right of the illustration. Buildings comprising the village of Musemir [Al Musaymīr] can be seen towards the centre of the illustration. Some features of the illustration, including mountain peaks, Musemir and the Commissariat Camp, are annotated.1 illustrationDimensions:210 x 300 mm.