Holograph travel journal, Persian manuscript, on cream and pink paper, 40ff. as numbered, each with 13ll. of black nasta'liq, headings in red, with 21 original photographs of monuments, towns, landscapes and military scenes, each labelled in Persian, marbled paper boards, (negligible spotting and smudging, a few photographs fading), written between 12 October and 26 December 1887 (2 Rabi' II AH 1305), signed by Charkir Darkah Haifat(?) Munshi - 21.7 x 15.5cm.; and Majalah al-Majalat al-'Arabia, printed in Arabic, issue ?51, nos 7 and 8, with various illustrations, AH 1325/September/October 1907 AD - 24.5 x 16.7cm.

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Holograph travel journal, Persian manuscript, on cream and pink paper, 40ff. as numbered, each with 13ll. of black nasta'liq, headings in red, with 21 original photographs of monuments, towns, landscapes and military scenes, each labelled in Persian, marbled paper boards, (negligible spotting and smudging, a few photographs fading), written between 12 October and 26 December 1887 (2 Rabi' II AH 1305), signed by Charkir Darkah Haifat(?) Munshi - 21.7 x 15.5cm.; and Majalah al-Majalat al-'Arabia, printed in Arabic, issue ?51, nos 7 and 8, with various illustrations, AH 1325/September/October 1907 AD - 24.5 x 16.7cm.
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Lot Essay

The travel journal appears to relate to events leading up to the second Anglo-Afghan war (1878-80) in which the British, French, Persians and Russians were involved. A list of names, apparently the authors travelling companions, appear at the start and include Muhammad 'Ali Mirza, Amir Nizam, 'Umid al-Dowla and Nasr al-Dowla, the latter two of which are frequently mentioned.

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