Volume 2 — Illustrations—Volume II
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Mahommed Hussein and Sadek (Author's Servants)Frontispiece
Kerman and Zeris, the two Kittens who accompanied Author on his wanderings6
Author's Caravan and Others Halting in the Desert20
Author's Caravan in the Salt Desert26
Ali Murat Making Bread26
Wolves in Camp34
Author's Camel Men in their White Felt Coats38
Camel Men saying their Prayers at Sunset38
Author's Camels being Fed in the Desert48
The Trail we left behind in the Salt Desert54
Author's Caravan Descending into River Bed near Darband58
Rock Habitations, Naiband58
The Village of Naiband, and Rock Dwellings in the Cliff60
Young Men of an Oasis in the Desert64
Man and Child of the Desert64
Naiband Barber Stropping a Razor on his Leg68
A Woman of Naiband68
Fever Stricken Man at Fedeshk86
The Citadel, Birjand86
The City of Birjand, showing main street and river bed combined90
Women Visiting Graves of Relatives, Birjand. (Ruined Fort can be observed on Hill.)110
In the Desert. (Tamarisks in the Foreground.)118
Women at Bandan142
Dr. Golam Jelami and his Patients142
The Main Street, Sher-i-Nasrya (Showing centre of City)144
The British Bazar (Husseinabad), Sistan150
The Wall of Sher-i-Nasrya at Sunset156
The Sar-tip162
The Customs Caravanserai, Sher-i-Nasrya, Sistan (Belgian Customs Officer in foreground)166
The Sistan Consulate on Christmas Day, 1901174
Major R. E. Benn, British Consul for Sistan, and his Escort of 7th Bombay Lancers186
The Citadel of Zaidan, the Great City202
The Zaidan West Towers and Modern Village204
Towers of the Citadel, Zaidan206
S.E. Portion of Zaidan City, showing how it disappears under distant sand accumulations208
Double Wall and Circular Unroofed Structures, Zaidan. In the distance high sand accumulations above City208
Interior of Zaidan Fortress212
Graveyard of Zaidan City212
East View of the Zaidan Citadel214
The Figure we dug out at Zaidan218
Arabic Inscription and marble columns with earthenware lamps upon them. Fragment of water-pipe. Stone implements. Brick wall of the "Tombs of Forty Saints" showing in top corners of photograph.218
Arabic Inscription on Marble dug by Author at the City of Zaidan220
Transfer of Inscription dated 1282, found in the "Tomb of Forty Saints," Zaidan222
Transfer of Ornament above four lines of Koran on Grave Stone222
Transfer of Ornamentations on Marble Grave222
Presumed Summits of Towers buried in Sand, Zaidan (Notice top of Castellated Wall behind.)222
Sketch Plan of Zaidan Citadel, by A. Henry Savage Landor228
Sketch Map of Summit of Kuh-i-Kwajah, by A. Henry Savage Landor238
Dead Houses and Ziarat on Kuh-i-Kwajah240
A Family Tomb (Eight Compartments) on Kuh-i-Kwajah240
Kala-i-Kakaha, the "City of Roars of Laughter"242
The "Gandun Piran" Ziarat on Kuh-i-Kwajah242
A Bird's Eye View of Kala-i-Kakaha, the "City of Roars of Laughter"246
Sher-i-Rustam. (Rustam's City)260
The Stable of Rustam's Legendary Horse260
The Gate of Rustam's City, as seen from Rustam's House262
The Remains of the Two Upper Storeys of Rustam's House266
Rustam's City, showing Rustam's House in Citadel, also domed roofs blown in from the north268
Plan of Sher-i-Rustam270
View of Sher-i-Rustam from Rustam's House. (West portion of City under the lee of wall)272
View of Sher-i-Rustam from Rustam's House (South-east section of City)274
Saïd Khan, Duffadar and Levies at the Perso-Beluch Frontier Post of Robat294
Beluch Musicians (at Sibi)298
Beluch Dance (at Sibi)304
The Beluch-Afghan Boundary Cairn and Malek-Siah Mountains in Background306
Rest House at Mahommed Raza Chah overlooking Afghan Desert310
Beluch Black Tents at Mahommed Raza Chah314
Rock Pillar between Kirtaka and Saindak314
Sand Hills318
A Caravan of Donkeys in Afghanistan320
In Afghanistan. Who are you?322
In the Afghan Desert. Afghan Caravan Men322
The Thana and New Bungalow at Saindak. (Saindak Mt. in Background.)324
Beluch Prisoners at Saindak326
Interior of Rest House, Mukak332
The Rest House at Sahib Chah332
Windmill at Mushki Chah350
Three Beluch who would not be Photographed!350
Ziarat at Chah Sandan. (Belind Khan Salaaming)362
Desert covered with Gypsum, near Sotag362
Circular Mesjid, with Tomb and Outer Kneeling Place364
Mesjid on the Site where a Man had been Killed between Kishingi and Morad Khan Kella364
The Type of Thana and New Bungalow between Nushki and Robat368
The Nushki-Robat Track372
A Beluch Family382
Beluch Huts thatched with Palm Leaves and Tamarisk394
Circular Ziarat with Stone, Marble and Horn Offerings398
Ziarat with Tomb showing Stone Vessels398
Beluch Mesjid and Graveyard at Dalbandin402
Kuchaki Chah Rest House410
Old Beluch Mud Fort near Nushki410
Beluch Huts and Weaving Loom416
Cave Dwellers, Nushki416
A Badini Sardar422
The Salaam of the Beluch Sardars at Nushki422
The New City of Nushki (overlooking the Tashil Buildings.)426
Jemadar and Levies, Nushki428
A Giant Beluch Recruit. (Chaman.)428
The Track between Nushki and Kishingi432
Taleri (Kanak). The new type of Rest House between Nushki and Quetta438
The Horse Fair at Sibi, Beluchistan440
Beluch Boys off to the Races—Horse Fair at Sibi442
Map at the End of Volume.446