‘Übersichts – Karte Von Iran, Oder West-Hochasien’
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Title continues: ‘Zu C. Ritter’s Erdkunde, Buch III, West-Asien, Theil VIII, IX. Bearbeitet von H. Kiepert, herausgegeben von C. Ritter. Berlin, 1852 Verlag von D. Reimer’. Map of Iran showing territorial extent of the Ottoman, the Russian and...
‘West-Persien, Oder Die Weslichen Stufenländer Des Iranischen Hochlandes’
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Title continues: ‘Zu C. Ritter’s Erdkunde, Buch III, West-Asien, Theil VIII, IX. Bearbeitet von H. Kiepert, herausgegeben von C. Ritter. Berlin, 1852 Verlag von Dietrich Reimer’. Map of western portion of Persia showing various routes in the r...
Imprint: Published by Dietrich Reimer in Berlin. Edition statement: Second edition, revised and expanded. Distinctive Features: From H. Kiepert’s ‘Neuer Handatlas’, map no. 28 engraved by J. Sulzer and printed by F. Barth. Relief shown by hachures. Boundaries of the Ottoman and Russian ...
‘Sketch of the Roads Between Constantinople and Dehli Compiled from the Travels of Monsr. Tavernier, Mr Forster and from other Sources’
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown pictorially. Hand drawn outline map of Persia showing various roads and tracts across the region with cities and larger towns represented pictorially. Inscriptions: On recto in the bottom left-hand corner signed: ‘(a true copy) Robt. Gorelon Lt. Engineer’...
Outline of the countries between Delhi and Constantinople by A. Arrowsmith 1814. Additions to 1816
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hatching. Shows the overland routes between Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and Delhi, capital of British India. Countries outlined in colour.
‘New and Improved Map OF VARIOUS ROUTES BETWEEN EUROPE AND INDIA Comprehending WESTERN AND NORTHERN ASIA, TOGETHER WITH ASIA MINOR AND EGYPT BY J.B. TASSIN’
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Imprint: Calcutta, Jan.y 1834. J.B. Tassin lith. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Map shows various routes between places of interest including caravan and pilgrim routes, with estimated journey times and location of wells reported. Notations concerning regions and their topo...
‘Map Showing the Steam Communication and Overland Routes Between England, India, China & Australia. Drawn & Engraved by J. Walker’
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Imprint: London, W[illia]m H. Allen & Co., 13 Waterloo Place, S.W. Distinctive Features: Map of the Eastern Hemisphere showing land and sea routes between England, India, China and Australia featuring a table of reference listing various shipping companies with destinations reported. Rou...
'Sketch Map shewing the Routes between Constantinople and India by John Walker’
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Imprint: Lithographed by J.&C. Walker. Produced about 1827 when John and Charles Walker’s partnership started. Distinctive Features: Hand coloured outline map of the Middle East showing land routes and waterways in the region with distances reported.
'Map of routes from Europe to Upper India and Central Asia via Red Sea, the Euphrates Valley, and Kurrachee’
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Distinctive Features: Map issued with ‘The Scinde railway and its relations to the Euphrates Valley, and other routes to India, with illustrative maps, statistical tables, &c., from official sources’ by William Patrick Andrew published in London in 1856. Land routes shown in blue with sea...
‘Imperial Ottoman Euphrates Railway, shewing the Present and Proposed Routes from London to India by Sir John Macneill and Telford Macneill, Engineers’
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Distinctive Features: An outlined printed map showing the overland and sea routes from London to India with distances inserted in hand. A table listing the distances and times of transit with railways speed reckoned at 25 miles per hour, and steamers at 12 miles per hour inserted by hand in t...
