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IOR/L/PS/20/FO17, f 315
- Record Id:
- 041-004541192
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000564257
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100183435208.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/20/FO17, f 315
- Title:
- Map of the Helmand River
- Scope & Content:
-
This map depicts the course of the Helmand River at its junction with the Pariun [Parian] branch near the disputed border between Afghanistan and Persia [Iran]. The map was drawn up by HM Consul for Seistan [Sistan] and Kain [Qaen], Major Robert Arthur Edward Benn. The map depicts the numerous streams and channels of the Helmand and its tributary branches, showing canals, bunds, and channels. The map distinguishes between Persian and Afghan canals and channels, including a long channel under construction by Afghanistan. The map also shows the sites of settlements along the Helmand and depicts some stylized vegetation at the junction with the Pariun branch. Letters running from 'A' to 'F' plus 'X' and 'Y' correspond to features described in Benn's report on the river (ff 314-316), to which this map is an accompaniment.
The map is dated 29 October 1902 and bears Benn's printed signature.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000564257
037-000565689
040-000565747
041-004541192 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/20 : Political and Secret Department Library
IOR/L/PS/20/FO : Political and Secret Department Library: Foreign Office Prints
IOR/L/PS/20/FO17 : PERSIA AND ARABIA. JULY-DEC. 1902.
IOR/L/PS/20/FO17, f 315 : Map of the Helmand River - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0020]/036-000564257[0013]/037-000565689[0017]/040-000565747[0007]/041-004541192
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 map sheet
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1904
- End Date:
- 1904
- Date Range:
- Aug 1904
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale 1:128748
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 61.6416,30.5823,61.9651,30.9975
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 61°38’30”-E 61°57’54”/N 30°59’51”-N 30°34’56”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Materials: Printed on paper
Dimensions: 302mm x 191mm, on sheet 314mm x 200mm
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Afghanistan, Asia
River Helmand, Afghanistan