Sketch map showing areas reconnoitred during the Gilgit Flight in October 1935 [‎117r] (1/2)

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Sketch map showing areas reconnoitred during the Gilgit Flight in October 1935

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 117

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in Oct 1935. 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 illustrates the river valleys reconnoitred around Gilgit by a flight of Royal Air Force planes in October 1935. The areas reconnoitred are highlighted by orange dashes within a green box.

The scale is 16 miles to 1 inch.

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1 map

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Scale

1:1014000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 36° 30' 47.16" N, 73° 4' 32.16" E
Top-right: 36° 30' 47.16" N, 74° 48' 1.44" E
Bottom-left: 35° 12' 28.8" N, 73° 4' 32.16" E
Bottom-right: 35° 12' 28.8" N, 74° 48' 1.44" E

Physical characteristics

Materials: Manuscript; red ink and coloured crayon on tracing paper

Dimensions: 270 x 290mm

Written in

English in Latin script

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Sketch map showing areas reconnoitred during the Gilgit Flight in October 1935 [‎117r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 117, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100036540748.0x000024> [accessed 22 November 2024]

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 117
Title: Sketch map showing areas reconnoitred during the Gilgit Flight in October 1935
Pages: 117r:117v
Author: Royal Air Force
Usage terms: Public Domain

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