Routes in Burma. Routes in the Northern Shan States and the Wa States. Routes "D"
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Issued by The General Staff, General Headquarters, India. Calcutta : Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press : 1944. The volume contains an alphabetical index to camps; a list of abbreviations; and an index of the routes. Following these, each route is described in order (D-1, D-2 etc. ...
'Survey of the Northern or Munsooree Range together with the Isthmus of the Peninsula of Aden’
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Distinctive Features: Compiled and signed by a Special Committee on the Aden Defences formed of Engineers William Jacob and C.W. Grant, Bombay 11th September 1843. Relief shown by contours. Shows the proposed site of military camp in Aden with works recommended by Lieutenant J.A. Curtis to ...
Maps, plans and cross-sections relating to a 5-mile stretch of the River Mutlah at Canning in Bengal, north-east India in connection with the proposed construction of Port Canning. Sheets portray hydrology including sands and soundings, river banks including details of slippage and sites requiri...
A Glossary of Judicial and Revue Terms and of Useful Words Occurring in Official Documents Relating to the Administration of the Government of British India, from the Arabic, Persian, Hindustání, Sanskrit, Hindí, Bengálí, Uŗiya, Maráthi, Guzaráthí, Telugu, Karnáta, Tamiļ, Malayálam, and other Languages
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Compiled and published under the authority of the Honourable Court of Directors of the East-India Company by H. H. Wilson, M.A. F.R.S., Librarian to the East-India Company, and Boden Professor of Sanskrit in the University of Oxford, &c. &c. &c. Published in London by Wm. H. Allen and...
A New Map of the Empire of Persia from Monsr. D'Anville, First Geographer to the most Christian King, with Several Additions and Emendations
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Imprint: London, published by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by shading. General map of Persia showing roads and the ancient limits with provinces outlined in colour. The southern coast of the Persian Gulf labelled ‘Pearl Bank’ with shoals represe...
‘Map of the countries between the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Persia on the line of the Euphrates, Tigris, Kuran. Compiled and drawn by Lieut. Felix Jones J.N. Assis.t Surveyor, from the original Surveys made by the late expedition under Commander H. Blosse Lynch assisted by Lieut.ts Chris D. Campbell M.W. Lynch, Felix Jones, William B. Selby & Henry Grounds of the Indian Navy’
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Hand drawn map of Mesopotamia, Persia and Syria Shamiyeh based on a survey carried out by the explorer Henry Blosse Lynch of the Indian Navy. Legends and notations concerning the topography of the region cover the face of the map with routes and...
‘Map of Arabia. Compiled from all the most recent authorities, by order of the Court of Directors of the East India Company by John Walker’
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Imprint: Published by J. Walker, Geographer to the Honble East India Company. Engraved by J.&C. Walker. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. General map of the Arabian Peninsula showing the approximate location of the major nomadic tribes with regions’ boundaries outlined in...
‘Sketch in Outline of the Isthmus at Aden showing the manner in which the Special Committee propose to defend the Flanks of their Position’
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Distinctive Features: Outline plan compiled by a Special Committee on the Aden Defences formed of Engineers William Jacob and C.W. Grant, Bombay 15 July 1843. Shows the proposed site of military camp in Aden with fortifications and position of guns of batteries, barracks and water supply reser...
'An Exact Survey of the Rivers Megna & Baramputrey; From its Conflux with the Issamuty towards Assam. By James Rennell, Surveyor. No. 1, containing from the Issamuty to Nauldee Point'. Compilation material.
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Depicts an approximately 20-mile length of the River Baramputrey in north-eastern India. Portrays hydrology including sands and bank topography, vegetation and cultivation, settlements, harbours and place names, and includes topographical notes. This map has been used in the compilation of IOR/X...
