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'CHIA SURKH & QASR-I-SHIRIN.' [‎218r] (1/2)

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1912. 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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Map produced by Ely Banister Soane 9 September 1912 showing Chia Surkh [Chiyā Sarkh] and Qasr-i-Shirin [Qaşr-e Shīrīn] and the Turco-Persian frontier through the area.

The map includes two keys: one to the various roads, routes and oil company sites shown, the other gives names of frontier qulla which relate to numbers on the map.

The red line shows the line proposed by the mediating commissioners in 1852, the green line that claimed by Persia in 1852, the blue line shows that claimed by the Ottomans in 1851, and the black dotted line shows the frontier as observed locally in 1912.

Lithographed A lithograph is an image reproduced from a printing plate whose image areas attract ink and non-image areas repel it. by Harrison & Sons.

The map is an enclosure to Sir Gerard Lowther's letter No. 182 of 4 March 1913.

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1 map
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Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 34° 46' 22.65" N, 45° 23' 5.98" E
Top-right: 34° 46' 22.65" N, 46° 3' 24.75" E
Bottom-left: 34° 19' 55.8" N, 45° 23' 5.98" E
Bottom-right: 34° 19' 55.8" N, 46° 3' 24.75" E
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Dimensions: 210mm x 340mm

Materials: 1 paper folio

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