‘Map of S. W. Persia’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Map of S. W. Persia’
- Date:
- 1885/1885
- Description:
- Abstract: Sheet no. 1 of a map of southwest Persia [Iran], compiled in the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster General’s Department in India, by Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sever Bell (Victoria Cross, Royal Engineers), Assistant Quartermaster General, January 1885.The map indicates: relief as hachures; hydrology and coastlines; the depths of coastal waters, given in fathoms; settlements; tribal regions; roads; the routes of telegraph lines. Further annotations describe the nature of the land, e.g. ‘good camping and grazing ground’, ‘treeless country’, ‘confused mass of hills’.The route taken by the map’s compiler, and the main watershed lines, are also shown on the map, and referenced on the map key (sheet no. 1).Physical description: Dimensions: 650 x 995 mm, on sheet 683 x 1010 mm.Materials: Printed on paper.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Map
- Type (Narrower):
- Maps
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Subject:
- Hydrology
Coastal zones
Telegraph lines - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100049434215.0x000005_ar
81055/vdc_100049434215.0x000005_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/9, f 229
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/9, f 229