Blueprint map of a section of the Iran-Baluchistan border

IOR/L/PS/12/3497, f 81

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1938. 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 a section of the border between Iran and Baluchistan (part of present-day Pakistan) around Kastag [Kastak]. The map is enclosed with reports and statements prepared by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kalat in 1935 (ff 67-84), relating to an incident in which Iranian customs officials raided a shop owned by an individual named Juma Khan, which British officials understood to be in British territory. The map is annotated with letters (A-L) and numbers (1-4) indicating, amongst other things: settlements; topography; the Iranian customs post; the site where Juma Khan’s goods were looted.

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1 map
Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 325 x 190 mm.

Materials: Ink on paper.

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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/12/3497, f 81

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1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Places
Kastag

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Blueprint map of a section of the Iran-Baluchistan border, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3497, f 81, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100063359244.0x000003> [accessed 5 June 2024]

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