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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Material Type Maps and Plans

1. IOR/L/PS/5/126, f 133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/126, f 133
Title:
A Sketch Map illustrating the Mouths of the Indus River
Scope & Content:
A sketch map illustrating the mouths of the Indus river, the delta, some of its tributaries, and the course of the river as far as Gopang, Hyderabad and Jati. The map is primarily intended to indicate hydrographical features and important settlements along the river.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Apr 1837
Extent:

1 map

2. IOR/L/PS/5/160, f 97

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/160, f 97
Title:
Map of a Site for New Buildings at Candahar
Scope & Content:
Sketch map showing the proposed site for new public buildings at Candahar [Kandahar], with existing and proposed buildings both marked. The map was drawn by Lieutenant William Fraser-Tytler, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, Candahar.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1841
Extent:
1 map sheet

3. IOR/L/PS/5/160, f 97v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/160, f 97v
Title:
Plan of Officers' Quarters
Scope & Content:
Plan of new officers’ quarters to be built near Candahar [Kandahar] for officers in the Indian Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War. The plan was drawn by Lieutenant William Fraser-Tytler, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, Candahar.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1841
Extent:
1 plan

4. IOR/L/PS/5/160, f 316

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/160, f 316
Title:
Plan of New Barracks at Cabool
Scope & Content:
Plan of new barracks to be built near Cabool [Kabul] for soldiers in the Indian Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1841
Extent:
1 plan

5. IOR/L/PS/5/169, f 580

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/169, f 580
Title:
‘Rough Sketch shewing the Valley of the Yaghi Forts and the Eastern Ridge’
Scope & Content:
Hand drawn copy of a map of Yaghi fortifications and hydrology in the mountainous topography of the Shinwaree [Shinwari] Valley, based on reconnaissance conducted by Captain J W Robertson, Field Engineer, to whom the the map is ascribed. There is a key in the top right corner identifying the pos...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1842
Extent:
1 map sheet

6. IOR/L/PS/5/228, ff 252-253

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/228, ff 252-253
Title:
The Defences of the Port of Bushire
Scope & Content:
Rough sketch map showing the outline of the Fortress of Bushire [Bushehr], indicating: the citadel, lines of bastions and the battery; the residency; gates and piers; the creek accessible to certain vessels; the direction of and distance to the harbour; buildings and works; and sea and land feat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1854
Extent:
1 map sheet

7. IOR/L/PS/5/228, ff 254-255

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/228, ff 254-255
Title:
Sources of Water in the ‘Country and Neighbourhood of Bushire’
Scope & Content:
Rough sketch map indicating the distance and location of various water sources in the district of Bushire [Bushehr], including: wells; creeks and bays; and a marshy plain subject to flooding at high water spring tides. Also indicated are the table land of Bushire and the village of Hullillah [Ha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1854
Extent:

1 map sheet

8. IOR/L/PS/5/253, f 287

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/253, f 287
Title:
An Attempt at a Rough Sketch of Kaffiristan from Kaffir Information
Scope & Content:
Sketchmap of Kaffiristan [Nuristan] by Peter Stark Lumsden, a member of theKandahar Mission, a British diplomatic mission to Afghanistan. A note on the map states that 'The Cabul [Kabul] River and position of Jelalabad [Jalalabad] etc. are taken from the Surveyor General's Office Map of Afghanist...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1858
Extent:
1 map sheet

9. IOR/L/PS/5/253, f 288 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/253, f 288 1
Title:
Rough Plan of Fort of Kilat-i-Chilzie
Scope & Content:
Ink sketch of a plan of the fort of Kilat-i-Chilzie [Qalat-e Gilzay, Afghanistan], as encountered by theKandahar Mission, a British diplomatic mission to Afghanistan. The map shows the barracks, officers' quarters, stores, magazine and other features inside the fort.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1858
Extent:
1 plan

10. IOR/L/PS/5/262, f 436

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/262, f 436
Title:
Sketch Map of Afghanistan and Persia
Scope & Content:
Map entitled ‘Sketch from Keith Johonston [sic]. Map of Persia & Afghanistan. Scale 50 miles’. The map indicates the positions of: Cabool [Kabul], Kandahar, and Herat; Quetta and the Bolan Pass; Khelat [Kalat]; major rivers including the Helmund [Helmand] River; and the frontier region in Pe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 map sheet