'Persia and Afghanistan'. With manuscript additions showing 'Persian Territorial Claims'
Date:
1919/1920
Description:
Abstract: 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, 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 bears the manuscript note 'Persia Claims'.Physical description: Materials: Printed in colour, with manuscript additions in inkDimensions: 501 x 777mm, on sheet 626 x 886mm