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IOR/L/PS/10/39, f 160
- Record Id:
- 041-003150778
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544688
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026334719.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026969911.0x000001
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/10/39, f 160
- Title:
- Rough plan indicating proposed line of the telegraph cable at Bunder Abbas
- Scope & Content:
- The map comprises part of a printed copy of a letter from the Assistant Resident and HM’s Consul at Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] (Lieutenant William Henry Irvine Shakespear) to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Major Percy Zachariah Cox), dated 24 October 1905 (f 160), in which Shakespear outlines his recommendation for the route of the telegraph cable at Bunder Abbas. The map indicates the town of Bunder Abbas, in relation to the Persian coastline, with the telegraph cable house, location of the new British consulate building, and town office in Bunder Abbas town all indicated. A red double line indicates Shakespear’s proposal to run the telegraph cable from the cable house to the town office, via the British consulate.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000544688
040-000544753
041-003150778 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/10 : Departmental Papers: Political and Secret Separate (or Subject) Files
IOR/L/PS/10/39 : File 1408/1904 Pt 2 ‘Persian Gulf: telegraphs. Henjam-Bunder Abbas-cable’
IOR/L/PS/10/39, f 160 : Rough plan indicating proposed line of the telegraph cable at Bunder Abbas - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0010]/036-000544688[0039]/040-000544753[0002]/041-003150778
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 map
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100026969911.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1905
- End Date:
- 1905
- Date Range:
- 24 Oct 1905
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Materials: Black and red ink on paper.
Dimensions: 80 x 160 mm.
Foliation: The map is foliated in the top right corner with a circled pencil number.
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)