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

711. IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 164

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 164
Title:
Magnetic Variation
Scope & Content:
This map depicts lines of magnetic variation in the Middle East, showing lines of equal magnetic variation in 1932, and lines of approximate annual change. The map also shows key cities and settlements in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and its neighbouring countries, and also shows the Me...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1936
Extent:
1 map sheet

712. IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 165

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 165
Title:
Communications
Scope & Content:
The map depicts the electrical communications network of ‘Iraq [Iraq], depicting telegraph and telephone cables, government and oil company telegraph stations, and underground cables, in red. The map also shows ‘Iraq’s key settlements, railway lines, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, including tr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 map sheet

713. IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 166

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 166
Title:
‘Iraq
Scope & Content:
This map depicts ‘Iraq [Iraq], showing main cities and settlements; major hydrographic features, including the rivers Tigris, Euphrates, Zab and Shatt al Arab, and tributaries and branches, wadis, marshland, lakes, ‘inundated areas’, wells, and the Persian Gulf; aerodromes, motor roads, and rail...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1935
Extent:
1 map sheet

714. IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 167

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 167
Title:
‘Iraq, Map Shewing Railways
Scope & Content:
This map depicts the railway network in ‘Iraq [Iraq], showing railway lines, with standard and metre gauges indicated, and railway stations and water stations. The map also shows main cities and settlements, the rivers Tigris, Euphrates, Zab, and Shatt al Arab, and tributaries and branches, lake...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1941
Extent:
1 map sheet

715. IOR/L/PS/20/C259, f 19

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C259, f 19
Title:
‘FIG. 2. Generalized Geological Map of Persia’
Scope & Content:
A geological map of Persia [Iran]. Rock types are indicated on the map with different patterns. Salt plugs in southern Persia are indicated by black dots. The map also indicates the Great Kavir [Dasht-e Kavir] and Dasht-i-Lut [Dasht-e Lut] deserts. Other kavirs [deserts] are marked with a ‘K’ in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1945
Extent:
1 map sheet

716. IOR/L/PS/20/C259, f 35

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C259, f 35
Title:
‘FIG. 10. Regions and Regional Index’
Scope & Content:
A map of Persia [Iran] showing the areas covered in maps contained in the Geographical Handbook. The areas are delineated in blue and marked with the letters A to L. A key directs readers to the corresponding pages of the handbook. Black lines indicate the boundaries of geographical regions as...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1945
Extent:
1 map sheet

717. IOR/L/PS/20/C259, f 37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C259, f 37
Title:
‘FIG. 11. Caspian Coastlands and Elburz Range’.
Scope & Content:
A map of the Caspian Sea coast and the Elburz mountain range in north-west Persia [Iran]. Areas of elevation over 5000 feet above sea level are coloured in brown; areas over 10000 feet above sea level are coloured in dark brown. The elevation of various towns and mountains is also indicated in f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1945
Extent:
1 map sheet

718. IOR/L/PS/20/C259, f 41

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C259, f 41
Title:
‘FIG. 12. Northern Khurasan and the Hari Rud.’
Scope & Content:
A map of northern Khurasan [Khorasan] in north-east Persia [Iran], with parts of Afghanistan and the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic [Turkmenistan] along the Hari Rud river. Areas of elevation over 5000 feet above sea level are coloured in brown; areas over 10000 feet above sea level are colo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1945
Extent:
1 map sheet

719. IOR/L/PS/20/C259, f 54

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C259, f 54
Title:
‘FIG. 14. North-western Zagros and Khuzistan.’
Scope & Content:
A map of the Zagros mountain range and Khuzistan [Khuzestan] province in western Persia [Iran], with part of Iraq and Kuwait. Mountain trends are indicated by red lines. Watersheds are indicated by dashed lines. The map also indicates hydrology, major towns, roads, and railways. The Iraqi border ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1945
Extent:
1 map sheet

720. IOR/L/PS/20/C259, f 64

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C259, f 64
Title:
‘FIG. 15. South-eastern Zagros with Niriz [Neyriz] and Shiraz basins.’
Scope & Content:
A map of the Zagros mountain range in southern Persia [Iran]. Watersheds are indicated by dashed lines. Mountain trends are indicated in red. Some archaeological sites are indicated in Gothic typescript. The map also indicates hydrology, major towns, roads and railways.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1945
Extent:
1 map sheet