Map numbered 1.C (Diza-Gawar [Diza Hawār]), and subtitled ‘Mosul & Kirkuk Divisions. Azarbāījān [Azerbaijan] Province. Van Vilayet.’ An index to the geographical location of the provinces is provided below the map. A caption under the map states that it was published under the direction of C...
‘Mr Van Roggen’s Ahwaz irrigation scheme. Cross sections of channel to average digging’
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The plan is numbered plan number 10, has a horizontal scale of 1:200, and a vertical scale of 1:100. The map is signed by Major W R Morton, Royal Engineers, on Special Duty in Arabistan, and dated 25 June 1905.
Pencil sketch showing the border region between Iraq and Persia [Iran]. The map indicates the Karun and Bahmanshir rivers, the coastline of the Persian Gulf and the Shatt al-Arab, and the towns of Ahwaz [Ahvāz], Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], and Basrah [Basra]. A red pencil line indicates the border...
‘Contoured Plan of Ground on left bank of River Karun showing alignments of proposed Main Canal & Distributaries’
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The map is labelled ‘Plan No 2’ and marked confidential. Aside from contours and measurements, it shows: the Karun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] and its tributaries; settlements, including Ahwaz [Ahvāz]; the Persian telegraph line. A note on the plan states that it references paragraphs 58-72 of the accomp...
Hand drawn map showing the course of the North Western Railway between Duzdap [Zahedan] and Dalbandin
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The map, which is drawn with black and red ink, indicates: the boundary between Afghanistan and the Chagai district of Baluchistan [in present-day Pakistan] as a solid red line; the North Western Railway as a dashed red line; hydrology; roads.
Map of the mountain Koh-i-Malik Siah (also referred to as Malik Siah Koh in file) [Malek Sīāh Kōh] and surrounding area, around the frontiers of Afghanistan, Persia [Iran] and Baluchistan [in present-day Pakistan], produced from a survey made by George Passman Tate. The map is signed by Colonel ...
Map of the frontier between the USSR and Iran, indicating the extent of the proposed Soviet oil concession in Iran
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Sketch map showing the frontier between northern Iran and the southern part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The map indicates: international boundaries; the Caspian Sea and Lake Urmieh [Urmia]; key towns and cities; roads and railways connecting key cities. The map accompanies...
‘Perso-Balūch Boundary from B.P. 11 to Kūh-i-Malik Sīāh’
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Printed map with hand drawn additions. The map is signed by Captain Guy Bomford, Royal Engineers, and Superintendent of the Survey of India. A note at bottom of the map states that it was published under the direction of Brigadier Robert Henry Thomas, Surveyor General of India, in 1932. The B.P....
Map showing part of the Perso-Baluchistan frontier
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Map of part of the frontier between Persia [Iran] and Baluchistan [in present-day Pakistan]. The map was surveyed by Jamaluddin, sub-surveyor, and Lieutenant-Colonel R A Wahab, Survey Officer, of the Perso-Baluch Boundary Commission, and is dated 1 May 1895. The map indicates: the boundary, marke...
‘Copy of the Survey of India map of Baluchistan. Published in 1894.’
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Copy of a map showing the frontier region between Persia [Iran] and British Baluchistan [in present-day Pakistan], produced from a Survey of India map of Baluchistan. The map is marked as being a true copy by Lieutenant-Colonel R A Wahab, Survey Officer of the Perso-Baluch Boundary Commission, d...