‘Accompaniment to Report by Mr. H. Armstrong on the Preliminary Survey of the Route for a Telegraph Line from Quetta to the Persian Frontier.’
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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...
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...
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 ...
‘Sketch Map of Portion of the Persian Gulf To accompany Captain Douglas’ Report on a journey from India to the Mediterranean.’
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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...
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,...
‘Sketch Map Showing Police Outposts in the Euphrates Valley on the Road from Baghdad to Aleppo.’
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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...
The map shows the tail waters of the Helmand river. The map features a key indicating the coloured areas of the map which correspond to the following features: irrigated and cultivated lands; high ground plains probably not commandable; land once irrigated by the Helmund river; lands liable to b...
‘Plan Shewing Proposed Routes for a Railway from Nushki to Afghan Frontier near Robat’
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The blueprint plan shows proposed routes for a railway from Nushki to the Afghan frontier near Robat. The plan includes a key, indicating that the yellow line shows the line of the march of the Seistan Boundary Commission, the red line shows the proposed railway line in Baluchistan territory, an...
‘Extract from Admiralty Chart No. 753. (Entrance to the Persian Gulf).’
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The chart shows the land on the south coast of the Strait of Hormuz as far south as Dabai [Dubai] and Khor Fakan [Khor Fakkan], and the surrounding water. Soundings (depths) are indicated by the numbers shown, and relief on land is indicated by hachures. The chart bears the printing statements...
The sketch map shows the route from Ram Hormuz to Fellahieh in Persia [Iran]. The map includes hydrology, brief descriptions of topography, and some indication of relief. The map bears the printing statements ‘I.B. Topo. Dy. No. 5,102. Exd. W.P., April 1904.’, ‘(Sd.) E.B. Burton, Muhammerah, J...
