Map showing the boundary of Persia and India

Mss Eur F126/53, f 23

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1866. 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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Imprint:

Lithographed A lithograph is an image reproduced from a printing plate whose image areas attract ink and non-image areas repel it. in the Superit. Engineer’s Office P.D. April 1866.

Distinctive Features:

Outline map showing in red the traditionally perceived boundary of Persia and India and Lt-Col Goldsmid's amended boundary in blue, his travelled route in relation to these boundaries and also corrected boundaries for the Bampur district.

Extent and format

1 map

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale not given

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 32° 7' 56.64" N, 54° 0' 51.48" E
Top-right: 32° 7' 56.64" N, 62° 29' 12.84" E
Bottom-left: 24° 59' 54.6" N, 54° 0' 51.48" E
Bottom-right: 24° 59' 54.6" N, 62° 29' 12.84" E

It is part of

Report by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick John Goldsmid on the route of the proposed telegraph line from Isfahan to Gwadar

48 images

Ref: Mss Eur F126/53

Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 266 x 215 mm, on sheet 352 x 255 mm

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 F126/53, f 23
Date(s): 1866 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Persia

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Reference: Mss Eur F126/53, f 23
Title: Map showing the boundary of Persia and India
Pages: 23r:23v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence