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IOR/X/2940/1-4
- Record Id:
- 040-004061297
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002238108
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100136526598.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/X/2940/1-4
- Title:
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'Map of Asia'
- Scope & Content:
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Covers Asia in 4 sheets as follows:
IOR/X/2940/1: North-west
IOR/X/2940/2: North-east
IOR/X/2940/3: South-west
IOR/X/2940/4: South-east
Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures and occasional spot heights, some road routes, settlements, place names, and includes topographical notes. International and some internal boundaries are highlighted in watercolour.
Inscribed to Colonel Alexander Allan, Member of Parliament and a Director of the Honourable East India Company, by Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823). Published by Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823), Hydrographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, London, 1818.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002238107
036-002238108
040-004061297 - Is part of:
- IOR/X : India Office reference collection of maps
IOR/X/1-4999 : Maps described in the 1878 published catalogue
IOR/X/2940/1-4 : Map of Asia - Hierarchy:
- 032-002238107[0001]/036-002238108[0063]/040-004061297
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/X
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 map on 4 sheets
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1818
- End Date:
- 1818
- Date Range:
- 1818
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale 1:5,448,960
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 10.0000,1.5000,-175.0000,76.5000
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 10°0’0”-W 175°0’0”/N 76°30’0”-N 1°30’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Printed, with additions in watercolour, on paper backed with linen
Dimensions:
IOR/X/2940/1: 790 x 956mm, on sheet 822 x 1028mm
IOR/X/2940/2: 791 x 940mm, on sheet 822 x 1028mm
IOR/X/2940/3: 791 x 940mm, on sheet 822 x 1028mm
IOR/X/2940/4: 791 x 948mm, on sheet 822 x 1028mm
- Former External References:
- L XII 9
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Allan, Alexander, 1st Baronet, politician, c 1764-1820
Arrowsmith, Aaron, artist and cartographer, 1750-1823 - Places:
- Asia, World