‘[Enclosure in Sir G. Lowther’s despatch No.517 of June 17. 1912.]’
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The map accompanies a copy of letter, dated 17 June 1912, sent by Sir Gerard Augustus Lowther, British Ambassador at Constantinople, to Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (f 316). The map shows only the main river systems (including the Euphrates and Tigris), and a number of...
‘MAP TO ACCOMPANY CONCLUSIONS: SCALE 1:18,650000 (137 = 1 INCH)’
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A map accompanying the conclusions of a report produced by Frederick Tymms, Director of Civil Aviation in India, on his reconnaissance flight of 25-26 April 1937: see folios 190-192. The projected Burma-Hong Kong route via the Shan States is shown in red and the possible extension of the Eurasia...
Map showing Persia and the Persian Gulf. The map shows cities, main roads, and hydrology, and shows in red the boundaries of Consular districts in Persia. The map was produced by Simla Drawing Office in 1924 and produced by General staff, India.
‘Sheet No. 1 Canal and Communication Map of Mesopotamia’
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The map shows: existing canals and river systems, marked with blue lines; new canals, or the extensions to existing canals, marked with dashed blue lines; the direction of flow of rivers, indicated by small black arrows; district boundaries, marked with thick red dashed lines, and the names of e...
‘Sheet No. 2 Canal and Communication Map of Mesopotamia’
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The map is an additional sheet intended to accompany the map on the preceding folio (f 53). Although this map bears no key, it uses the same colour-coding and symbols as found on folio 53, as follows: existing canals and river systems, marked with blue lines; new canals, or the extensions to exi...
Reproduction of a black-and-white illustration showing the view from the village of Al Kabar. The illustration, signed by Major J K Tod, shows an expanse of plain surrounded by mountains. Some of the mountain peaks are annotated with transliterated names. Compass bearings run along the top of th...
Reproduction of a map showing the route through the Khureba [Al Khuraybah] Pass, signed by Major A Crawford of the Royal Artillery, and dated 18 August 1903. A dashed line marks the route, with various features indicated and annotated along the route: valley sides, paved roads, walls, springs an...
The map shows a region of eastern Africa around Jibuti [Djibouti] Bay at the southern entrance to the Gulf of Tajura, indicating buildings, hydrology and soundings, with short descriptions of vegetation and tidal conditions, and a brief note on tidal streams and anchorage. The map was compiled '...
‘Nād’ Ali of the Helmand near Burj-i-Ās; showing causeway of tamarisk fascines.’
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A photograph of a group of people standing on a causeway over the Nad Ali channel [Nad-e Ali] of the Helmand River near Burj-i-As [location unknown]. The causeway is made of tamarisk fascines. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910.’ is printed under...
‘The city of the Kak-hās, Koh-i-Khwāja; from the eastern beach.’
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A view of the city of Koh-i-Khwaja [thirty-five kilometres south-west of Zabol] from an eastern beach. Four figures can be seen in the foreground on the left. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken ...
