The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 22 Sep 1944. 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 accompanies a report titled ‘Air Transport in Persia – 1944 and afterwards’ by Walter Leslie Runciman, Air Attaché at Tehran: see folios 119-129. It shows Persia [Iran] in the centre bounded by Iraq to the East, Afghanistan and Baluchistan to the West, the Caspian Sea in the North, and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Gulf of Oman in the South. It illustrates existing air routes between Tehran, and the following places: Meshed, Baghdad, and Tabriz. It also indicates proposed future routes connecting Tehran-Isphahan-Kerman-Zahidan and Tehran-Isphanan-Shiraz-Bushire. Annotations in red ink indicate the approximate distance of these routes in miles.
Shading on the map is used to indicate areas of salt deserts and mountainous regions over 5000 feet. Railway lines and national borders are also marked on the map.
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- 1 map
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- Scale
- 1:4,000,000
- Scale designator
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- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 40° 52' 48" N, 43° 53' 60" E
Top-right: 40° 52' 48" N, 62° 32' 60" E
Bottom-left: 23° 15' 36" N, 43° 53' 60" E
Bottom-right: 23° 15' 36" N, 62° 32' 60" E - Physical characteristics
Dimensions: approximately 555 x 510mm, on sheet 603 x 605mm
Materials: Printed on paper, with manuscript additions in red ink
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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‘PERSIA’ [130r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2038, f 130, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100042310841.0x00003e> [accessed 23 April 2024]
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2038, f 130
- Title
- ‘PERSIA’
- Pages
- 130r:130v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence