‘Duzdap to Meshed Motor Road. (As Organised as a Line of Communication in 1919-20.)’
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7, f 74
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1930. 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 roads between Duzdap [Zahedan] and Meshed [Mashad]. The map and accompanying key indicate: posts were troops were stationed; halting stages for convoys; roads metalled in 1920; roads unmetalled in 1920 but since metalled (as of 1930); roads still unmetalled (as of February 1930); camel tracks not coincident with roads. The route is annotated with data about the road’s elevation, with ‘R.L.’ meaning reduce level, in reference to a datum of 1000 feet. Distances in miles along the road are also given. In the bottom left of the map is printed the statement: ‘D[rawing].O[ffice].S[imla].I. No. E 6102 8-30.’
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- 1:1,900,800
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 36° 50' 24" N, 58° 2' 60" E
Top-right: 36° 50' 24" N, 61° 36' 36" E
Bottom-left: 29° 2' 24" N, 58° 2' 60" E
Bottom-right: 29° 2' 24" N, 61° 36' 36" E - It is part of
- 154 imagesRef: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions: 450 x 180 mm, on sheet 490 x 208 mm.
Materials: Printed on paper.
- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7, f 74
- Former external reference(s)
- 6, D.O.S.I. No. E. 6102 8-30
- Date(s)
- 1930 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/7, f 74
- Title
- ‘Duzdap to Meshed Motor Road. (As Organised as a Line of Communication in 1919-20.)’
- Pages
- 74r:74v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence