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'Persia and Afghanistan'. With manuscript additions showing 'Persian Territorial Claims' [‎39r] (1/2)

The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1919-1919?. 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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Printed sheet bearing the series designation 'Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2149' and providing full country coverage of Persia [Iran] and Afghanistan with significant partial coverage of present-day Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Iraq. Portrays, hydrology, relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. , gradient tints and shading, railways, roads, telegraphs, settlements, water sources, place names, and international boundaries. The sheet bears the imprints 'War Office, April 1912', 'Additions, July 1918' and 'Railways revised, Jan.1919'.

Manuscript additions portray boundary amendments labelled as 'Persian Territorial Claims'.

The verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. bears the manuscript note 'Persia Claims'.

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1 map sheet
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Scale
Scale 1:4,055,040
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
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Materials: Printed in colour, with manuscript additions in ink

Dimensions: 501 x 777mm, on sheet 626 x 886mm

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English in Latin script
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'Persia and Afghanistan'. With manuscript additions showing 'Persian Territorial Claims' [‎39r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F112/570, f 39, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100146604659.0x00004f> [accessed 10 June 2026]

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