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‘Map of Sinkiang (Chinese Turkistan) To Accompany Military Report, 1929.’ [‎69v] (4/4)

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The record is made up of 1 map on 2 sheets. It was created in 1929. 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 of the Sinkiang [Xinjiang] province of China. The map is split across two sheets, the first (labelled ‘No. 1’) being the western half of the area covered, and the second (labelled ‘No. 2’) the eastern half. Both sheets have an inset A small map or other image enclosed within the margin of a larger map, map sheet, or larger image; or papers placed inside a book or archival volume. map, showing the complete area of the larger map. The scale of these insets maps is 1:18,000,000. The inset A small map or other image enclosed within the margin of a larger map, map sheet, or larger image; or papers placed inside a book or archival volume. map on sheet no. 1 indicates, as shaded areas, the authorities consulted for the larger map. A key to the shaded areas accompanies this inset A small map or other image enclosed within the margin of a larger map, map sheet, or larger image; or papers placed inside a book or archival volume. map. The inset A small map or other image enclosed within the margin of a larger map, map sheet, or larger image; or papers placed inside a book or archival volume. map on sheet no. 2 indicates the area on the whole map covered by sheet no. 2. The main map and its key indicate: railways (both open and under construction); Sinkiang and international boundaries; main routes and other routes (both in red); telegraph and telephone lines. Physical features indicated on the map are: terrain (in brown); river and water systems (in blue); settlements; deserts; and summits.

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1 map on 2 sheets
Area map covers
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Scale
1:2,027,520
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 49° 12' 36" N, 73° 2' 24" E
Top-right: 49° 12' 36" N, 97° 1' 48" E
Bottom-left: 34° 1' 12" N, 73° 2' 24" E
Bottom-right: 34° 1' 12" N, 97° 1' 48" E
Physical characteristics

Dimensions: each map 830 x 550 mm, on sheets 925 x 680 mm.

Materials: Printed in colour on paper.

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English in Latin script
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‘Map of Sinkiang (Chinese Turkistan) To Accompany Military Report, 1929.’ [‎69v] (4/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7, ff 68-69, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100040937079.0x000090> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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