02917cem a22004454a 4500 14326529 20250607012533.4 aj aanzn cr ||||||||||| 060403s1879 enkdg a 0 eng 14326529 7 cbc orignew u ncip 20 n-geogmaps ga31 2006-04-03; 2006-04-06 sent to CMT LCAP batch update 2025-06-01-04:00: LCAPM-779, LCAPM-893 2006627703 a 1500000 E0620000 E0650000 N0340000 N0300000 DLC DLC pcc G7632.H4 1879 .H4 7632 H4 The Helmund River. Scale [1:1,500,000] (E 62°--E 65°/N 34°--N 30°). Charing Cross, [London] : Edward Stanford, 1879. 1 map ; 40 x 34 cm. cartographic image cri rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia sheet nb rdacarrier "Published for the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society..." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "The Helmand River (also seen as Helmund) rises in the mountains of east-central Afghanistan west of Kabul. It flows 1,150 kilometers through southwestern Afghanistan and a small part of Iran before emptying into the Helmand (Sīstān) swamps on the Afghan-Iranian border. This map of the river was prepared for a paper presented by Sir Clements Robert Markham (1830-1916) to the Royal Geographical Society in London in February 1879. The paper and the map were published in the March 1879 Proceedings of the society. Markham was a British geographer who for a time worked in the India Office, where he helped to collect and organize the many Indian maps, reports, and surveys. He also served as secretary (1863-88) and president (1893-1905) of the Royal Geographical Society. In his paper, Markham summarized what was known about the Helmand and its tributaries, which include the Argandab, Tarnak, Arghastān. The map shows the course of the Helmand and its tributaries and other important geographic features, including deserts, salt wastes, and swamps. Roads also are indicated. Helmand Province, the largest province in Afghanistan, takes its name from the Helmand River." World Digital Library. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Helmand River Valley (Afghanistan) Maps. Maps. lcgft https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026387 Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). Afghanistan Helmand River Valley. Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu g7632h ct001140 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g7632h.ct001140 c GMD/CT ammem GMD/GNRLMAP ammem 20060411 wdl