‘RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF S.-E. BAKHTIARI COUNTRY, May 1891’

Mss Eur F112/397, f 3

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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1891. 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 produced as part of a reconnaissance survey of south-east Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyārī] country. Surveyed by Assistant Surveyor Imam Sharif, Khan Bahadur [Imām Sharīf, Khān Bahādur], Survey of India Department; superintended and assisted by Lieutenant William Daniel McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.

The map shows Dizful [Dezful], Shustar [Shushtar], and the surrounding region. The map depicts hydrology and provides some indication of relief. Red lines denote separate routes leading to and from Dizful and Shustar respectively.

Scale given as follows: ‘1 Inch = 8 Miles’.

Extent and format
1 map sheet
Area map covers
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Scale
1:583672
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 35° 54' 40.17" N, 50° 37' 23.52" E
Top-right: 35° 54' 40.17" N, 50° 38' 21.45" E
Bottom-left: 35° 54' 2.63" N, 50° 37' 23.52" E
Bottom-right: 35° 54' 2.63" N, 50° 38' 21.45" E
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Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 360 x 495mm, on sheet 510 x 682mm

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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Unrestricted

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Mss Eur F112/397, f 3

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1891 (CE, Gregorian)

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