Enclosure in a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to the Secret Committee, received July 1810
IOR/L/PS/9/67/82
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The record is made up of 1 item (1 folio). It was created in Jul 1810. 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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A printed map to illustrate the route through Makran [Makrān] taken by Captain Grant of the Bengal Native Infantry between 29 January and 28 April 1809, as part of a series of route surveys on the frontiers of Persia [Iran] ordered by Brigadier-General John Malcolm. Covers a coastal area of approximately 330 miles between Gwutter [Gavāter] and Bunder Abas [Bandar-e ‘Abbās], and portrays Grant’s route, settlements, hydrology, and relief.
The map was enclosed in Brigadier-General Malcolm’s despatch to the Chairman of the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company, received in July 1810 (IOR/L/PS/9/67/80).
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- 1 item (1 folio)
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- 1:960000
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- Horizontal
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 28° 0' 0" N, 36° 0' 0" E
Top-right: 28° 0' 0" N, 62° 0' 0" E
Bottom-left: 25° 0' 0" N, 36° 0' 0" E
Bottom-right: 25° 0' 0" N, 62° 0' 0" E - Physical characteristics
Materials: Manuscript; black ink on paper
Dimensions: 610 mm x 365 mm, on sheet 650 x 420 mm
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Letter
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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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- IOR/L/PS/9/67/82
- Date(s)
- Jul 1810 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Geographical explorationMaps
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- PersiaMekran CoastMekran
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Enclosure in a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to the Secret Committee, received July 1810, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/67/82, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000056> [accessed 8 July 2024]
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- IOR/L/PS/9/67/82
- Title
- Enclosure in a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to the Secret Committee, received July 1810
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- 1r:1v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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