Map Illustrating the Differing Lines of the Turco-Persian Frontier at Mohammerah

IOR/L/PS/10/266, f 252

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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 Alwyn Parker of the Foreign Office based on a sketch map produced by Sir Henry Rawlinson in 1844. Noted on the map are the differences between the Turkish and Persian boundary claims in 1844 and 1912.

The red line denotes the actual boundary; the blue line denotes the boundary claimed by Turkey; and the yellow line denotes the new proposed boundary.

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
1:20
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 31° 29' 11.04" N, 47° 41' 7.08" E
Top-right: 31° 29' 11.04" N, 49° 17' 3.12" E
Bottom-left: 29° 53' 33.36" N, 47° 41' 7.08" E
Bottom-right: 29° 53' 33.36" N, 49° 17' 3.12" E
Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 550mm x 430mm

Materials: 1 paper folio

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
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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Unrestricted

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IOR/L/PS/10/266, f 252

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1912 (CE, Gregorian)

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Map Illustrating the Differing Lines of the Turco-Persian Frontier at Mohammerah, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/266, f 252, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100036185057.0x000007> [accessed 14 May 2024]

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