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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F111/350, f 302
Title:: ‘Route Plan of Robat Nala’
Scope & Content:: The map shows the route of Robat Nala, highlighted in red. It was produced from a sketch by Surgeon Major George Washington Brazier-Creagh.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Jul 1898
Extent:: 1 map

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F111/352, f 59
Title:: ‘Accompaniment to Report by Mr. H. Armstrong on the Preliminary Survey of the Route for a Telegraph Line from Quetta to the Persian Frontier.’
Scope & Content:: The map shows parts of countries including Iraq, Persia [Iran], and Afghanistan, the region of Baluchistan [Balochistan], the Persian Gulf, and the Northern coastline of the Arabian Sea. The route of a proposed telegraph line from Quetta to Ladis and Koh-i-Malik Seah is indicated with a red line...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1899
Extent:: 1 map

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F111/352, f 270
Title:: ‘Persian Seistan-Cultivated Area’
Scope & Content:: The map shows the cultivated area of Persian [Iranian] Seistan [Sistan]. The five districts of Miankangi, Pusht-i-Ab, Sheb-i-Ab, Mahal-i-Sharaki, and Mahal-i-Nahrui are indicated. The map also includes hydrology, tracks, and some indication of relief. The map is signed by Captain Edward Abad...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17 Jul 1903
Extent:: 1 map

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F111/356, f 132
Title:: ‘The Urmi Lake Basin (Azerbaijan)’
Scope & Content:: The map is of the basin of Lake Urmi [Urmia] in the Azerbaijan region of Persia [Iran], and shows hydrology and relief, with heights given in feet. It was created by Robert Theodore Günther, and was compiled partly from Russian and English maps, and partly from route surveys by General Houtum ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1899
Extent:: 1 map

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F111/358, f 138
Title:: ‘Sketch Map of Portion of the Persian Gulf To accompany Captain Douglas’ Report on a journey from India to the Mediterranean.’
Scope & Content:: The map shows part of the Persian Gulf. It is part of a 'Report on a Journey from India to the Mediterranean viâ the Persian Gulf, Baghdad and the Euphrates Valley, including a Visit to the Turkish Dependency of El Hasa.' by Captain J A Douglas, Staff Captain, Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Feb 1897
Extent:: 1 map

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F111/358, f 141
Title:: ‘Rough Sketch of the Ajer Inlet.’
Scope & Content:: The rough sketch map shows the Ajer [Aker] inlet on the Persian Gulf, in the region of El Hasa [Al-Hasa, or Al-Aḥsāʾ, in what is now Saudi Arabia]. It includes brief descriptions of topography and water depth. The map bears the printing statements ‘I.B. [Intelligence Branch] Topo. Dy. No. 1,...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Feb 1897
Extent:: 1 map

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F111/358, f 158
Title:: ‘Sketch Map Showing Police Outposts in the Euphrates Valley on the Road from Baghdad to Aleppo.’
Scope & Content:: The map shows the Euphrates river, from north of Maskanah to south of Baghdad. The names of police posts along the river valley are underlined with a single line, and the names of towns with regular garrisons are underlined with a double line. The map also shows part of the Tigris river. The m...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Feb 1897
Extent:: 1 map

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F111/360, f 32
Title:: ‘Sketch Map of the Mouth of the Shatt-El-Arab’
Scope & Content:: The map depicts the mouth of the Shatt El Arab waterway with soundings in feet. It includes a diagram of the settlement of Fao, the location of the 'Turkish Fort', and the telegraph station. The scale is stated as 1/97,280 or 1.535 statute miles to the inch. An arrow indicates magnetic north. ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Aug 1905
Extent:: 1 map

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F111/360, f 33
Title:: Koweit Harbour
Scope & Content:: The map depicts Koweit [Kuwait] harbour and indicates soundings in feet. It also shows a diagram of Koweit [Kuwait] and indicates the location of the 'Sheik's House' as well as boats, docks, fish traps, trees, and also an area of mud and rock labelled 'El Akkaz'. A note below the title states: ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Aug 1905
Extent:: 1 map

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F111/364, f 73
Title:: Map to illustrate a report by Lieut. F. C. Webb Ware, I. S. C. on the Quetta-Sistan Trade Route
Scope & Content:: The map depicts the region along the Afghan-Baluch boundary and parts of the Sistan area of eastern Persia. It was produced to illustrate the report of which it is a part and its central focus is the caravan route from Quetta to Sistan. Details of topography, routes, hydrology, and settlements a...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Aug 1898
Extent:: 1 map

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