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Engravings of Sketsches by William Simpson in The Illustrated London News 1884/2 and 1885/1 on the  Afghan Boundary Commission
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission
Series
ABC 7, ILN Engravings 1884-1885/1
ILN 1884/2, 0
Details
Engraving of a half-length portrait, based on a photograph.
Place, date
London, 1884
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission
Series
ABC 7, ILN Engravings 1884-1885/1
ILN 1884/2, 01
Details
The British Ambassador presents General Lumsden to the Shahinshah of Persia.Standing from l. to r.: Eshik Agashi Bashi, Master of Ceremonies Sir Joseph Dickson, M.D., physician of the British Legation Mr. Jenner, Oriental secretary of the British Legation Mr. Alexander Condie Stephen, 2nd Secretary, Assist. Commissioner ABC Mr. H.L. Churchill, Translator and Vice Consul Mr. W. J. Dickson, Secretary of the British Legation Major-General Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, British Commissioner ABC Sir Ronald Thomson, British Envoy Extraordinary H.M. Nasser al-Din Qajar, the Shahinshah of Persia Mahmud Khan, Persian Minister of Foreign Affairs Engraving based on a sketch by William Simpson.
Place, date
Teheran, Sultanabad Palace, September 28, 1884
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission
Series
ABC 7, ILN Engravings 1884-1885/1
ILN 1884/2, 02
Details
A view in the garden of the summer residence of the British Legation at Gulahek, 10 km north of Teheran. Engraving based on a sketch by William Simpson.
Place, date
Teheran, Gulahek, September 28, 1884
Collection
Afghan Boundary Commission
Series
ABC 7, ILN Engravings 1884-1885/1
ILN 1884/2, 03
Details