'Persia and Afghanistan'

Mss Eur F112/552, f 9

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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1916. 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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Printed sheet bearing the series designation 'Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2149' and providing full country coverage of Persia [Iran] and Afghanistan with significant partial coverage of present-day Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Iraq. Portrays, hydrology, relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. , gradient tints and shading, railways, roads, telegraphs, settlements, water sources, place names, and international boundaries. The sheet bears the imprint 'War Office, April 1912. Additions, July 1916.'

The verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. bears the manuscript note 'Persia & Afghanistan'.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale 1:4,055,040

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

It is part of

Maps Relating to the First World War in the Former Ottoman Empire

30 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/552

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour

Dimensions: 494 x 767mm, on sheet 628 x 888mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Archive information for this record

Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Mss Eur F112/552, f 9
Date(s): 1916 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: PersiaAzerbaijanArmeniaAfghanistan
People & organisations: War Office

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'Persia and Afghanistan', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F112/552, f 9, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100140101994.0x00000e> [accessed 30 July 2026]

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