Rough plan indicating proposed line of the telegraph cable at Bunder Abbas

IOR/L/PS/10/39, f 160

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 24 Oct 1905. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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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 A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (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.

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1 map
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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.

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English in Latin script
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Map

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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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IOR/L/PS/10/39, f 160

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24 Oct 1905 (CE, Gregorian)

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