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Mss Eur F111/391, f 3
- Record Id:
- 041-003429235
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002307428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100066135574.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100098363598.0x000009
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F111/391, f 3
- Title:
- MAP OF THE ROAD FROM TEHRAN TO BUSHIRE SHEWING THE DIRECTION OF THE PERSIAN SECTION INDO EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH
- Scope & Content:
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Map showing the road from Tehran to Bushire (also spelled as Abushehr). As well as roads, the map indicates hydrology, hills, mountains, and telegraph lines.
The original survey on which the map is based is attributed to Captain O St John (Sir Oliver Beauchamp Coventry St John). The map also states that it is based on astronomical observations by Captains St John and Pearson.
Included on the map is the following printing statement: 'Photo-Zincographed from an Original Supplied by the Director General of Telegraph Department, at the Survey of India Offices, Calcutta, January 1891.'
The scale of the map is given as 8 statute miles to 1 inch.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002307428
036-002308278
040-002308280
041-003429235 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F111-112 : Papers of the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India 1898-1905; Lord Privy Seal 1915-19; Foreign Secretary 1919-24
Mss Eur F111-112 Series 68 : Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India 1898-1905: maps in his collection
Mss Eur F111/391 : Maps of Persia and the Surrounding Region, and a Poster from the Amir of Afghanistan
Mss Eur F111/391, f 3 : MAP OF THE ROAD FROM TEHRAN TO BUSHIRE SHEWING THE DIRECTION OF THE PERSIAN SECTION INDO EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH - Hierarchy:
- 032-002307428[0070]/036-002308278[0002]/040-002308280[0002]/041-003429235
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F111-112
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 map
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100098363598.0x000009
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1891
- End Date:
- 1891
- Date Range:
- Jan 1891
- Era:
- CE
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 50.5959,29.0243,51.7989,36.3676
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Printed in ink on paper
Dimensions: 1607 x 555mm, on sheet 1662 x 669mm
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)