‘VIEW OF AK-DARBAND.’

Mss Eur F112/376, f 12v

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The record is made up of 1 print of a drawing. It was created in 1886. 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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This black and white print of a drawing shows a view of Akdarband, a pass in the Tabut-Kah subdivision of Eastern Khurasan [Khorāsān], Persia [Iran], situated in the Mudaran mountains on the southernmost road from Mashhad to Sarakhs. The pass guarded both the mountain pass and the passage of the Kashaf Rud river, depicted in the foreground. The print shows the towers at the entrance of the pass, and mountains and a stone wall are depicted in the background.

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1 print of a drawing
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Dimensions: 154 x 244mm

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English in Latin script
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Drawing

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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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Mss Eur F112/376, f 12v

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1886 (CE, Gregorian)

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