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This vertical map illustrates three cross-sections of the Ahwar [Ahvaz] Rapids. The cross-sections are labelled 2945, 2860 and 2810. They correspond to reference numbers which can be found on the IOR/L/MIL/17/15/15, f 11. This item is one of three maps located on a larger sheet (folio 12).
'Ahwar Rapids. Longitudinal section of line of rocks below main line of rocks C.D., on plan of Rapids.'
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This vertical map of the Ahwar [Ahvaz] Rapids illustrates the probable maximum high flood level and probable ordinary high flood level found at the line of rocks below the main line of rocks on the plan of the Rapids (IOR/L/MIL/17/15/15, f 11). This item is one of three maps located on a larger...
Plan compiled from the drawings accompanying Major Morton's report on the Karun Irrigation Scheme, dated 23rd August 1907
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This plan was compiled from the drawings accompanying Major Morton's report on the Karun Irrigation Scheme, and details the path of the Karun River and irrigation sites. Place names are included as location markers along the river. No further details about the places are included. 'M.A. Hakimkh...
This map records the path of the River Karun from Mohammerah to Shushtar. Place names bordering the river are included without additional details. 'M.A. Hakimkhan Draftsman’ is printed in the bottom left hand corner below the neat line. This map was heliozincographed at the Survey of India Off...
‘Tribal and Communications Map of Area No 13 (‘Arabistan)’
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Map of Arabistan [Khūzestān], produced at the Survey of India Offices, Calcutta [Kolkota], indicating: hydrography in blue, including lands liable to flooding; terrain in brown; roads as red lines; telegraph lines; settlements; tribal areas, annotated with red capitals; the Persian-Iraq boundary...
‘Map to accompany Captain Christian’s Report on the Tribes of Fars.’
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Map of Fars, produced by the General Staff India in December 1919. The map indicates: hydrology (blue); terrain (brown contours, with approximate measurements given); settlements; unmetalled roads (double dashed red lines); cart tracks (single solid red lines); camel tracks (single long dashed r...
The map shows Kurdistan and the surrounding region, which includes parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. It is marked with the names of Kurdish tribes to record their known locations. It is used to accompany the General Staff, India publication entitled Kurdistan and the Kurds. Regions where t...
Map to illustrate the Military Report on Tehran and adjacent provinces in N. W. Persia
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The map is of Tehran and the surrounding parts of north west Persia on the south coast of the Caspian Sea. It shows human settlements, administrative zones, topographical features, agricultural products, and roads. Beneath the main map are two smaller maps, one showing the areas surveyed by the ...
The map shows the Abadan oil refinery, including tank farms, port area, offices, and the historic village of Abadan. The map was produced by the General Staff India and includes a printing statement which reads 'Survey Section No.220 Nov 1938, 80'. The map is marked secret (copy no. 0006) and is ...
'Sketch Plan of Naseri and Ahwaz showing New Bridge'
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The map shows the town of Ahwaz [Ahvaz] and surrounding area, with details of roads and rail lines, as well as features such as bridges, barracks, aerodromes, villages, wharfs, and cemeteries. The map was produced by the General Staff India and includes a printing statement which reads 'Survey Se...
