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'INDEX MAP SHOWING PROPOSED RAILWAYS IN PERSIA.' [‎160r] (1/2)

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in [1911]. 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 shows Persia, Afghanistan and parts of Russia, India and Arabia. The borders of these entities are outlined in watercolour paint of different colours (Persia, brown; Afghanistan, green; Russia, yellow; India, red; Arabia, green) and a reference key is given to the symbols used in the map. The map was intended to illustrate the proposed routes of railway lines in Persia to connect the railway system of Europe with the railway system of India.

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale 1:10,140,000
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 43° 1' 34.32" N, 39° 20' 18.6" E
Top-right: 43° 1' 34.32" N, 75° 19' 20.28" E
Bottom-left: 22° 17' 45.6" N, 39° 20' 18.6" E
Bottom-right: 22° 17' 45.6" N, 75° 19' 20.28" E
Physical characteristics

Materials: printed on paper with manuscript additions in watercolour.

Dimensions: 340 mm x 390 mm

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English in Latin script
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'INDEX MAP SHOWING PROPOSED RAILWAYS IN PERSIA.' [‎160r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/307, f 160, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100036625671.0x00007d> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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