'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'. With overprints showing ethnic information, boundaries and communications

Content

Folios 33 and 34 are copies of the same map.

Bears the imprint 'Published by the Royal Geographical Society, 1910. Railways inserted to November, 1917' and the series designation 'G[eographical].S[ection].,G[eneral].S[taff]., No. 2901.' Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. and hachures Lines drawn on a map to indicate the direction and steepness of slope. , roads, railways, telegraphs, settlements, ancient canals, place names and international boundaries. The sheet bears the printed note 'International Boundaries as in July, 1914'. A 1921 edition of this base map A map portraying background detail. is at Maps 46970.(44.) although lacks a GSGS designation, yet includes a set of accompanying notes published by the Royal Geographical Society in 1910, including details of compilation material The preparatory material from which a final map will be produced.  .

Coloured overprints Additional information printed on to an existing map. depict areas of 'Kurds', 'Arabs', 'Mixed Races' and 'debateable lands between Arabs and Kurds'; possible boundaries for Mesopotamia; aircraft landing-grounds and railways; and proposed permanent garrisons.

Extent and format

2 map sheets

Area map covers

Map loading...

Scale

Scale 1:2,000,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Projection Any method by which the earth’s curved surface may be transposed (or projected) on to a flat surface.

Conical with standard parallels at 32°N and 40°N

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 41° 43' 0.12" N, 32° 45' 0" E
Top-right: 41° 43' 0.12" N, 50° 12' 0" E
Bottom-left: 29° 19' 59.88" N, 32° 45' 0" E
Bottom-right: 29° 19' 59.88" N, 50° 12' 0" E

It is part of

Maps and Associated Documents Relating to the Post-war Realignment of Boundaries in the Former Ottoman Empire

90 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour

Dimensions: 612 x 745mm, on sheet 780 x 860mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F112/570, ff 33-34

History of this record

Date(s)

1917-1920? (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

Accompanying notes to the 1910 edition of this map, including details of compilation material The preparatory material from which a final map will be produced.  , may be found at:

• Royal Geographical Society, Notes to accompany the Map of Eastern Turkey-in-Asia, Syria, and West Persia (London: Royal Geographical Society, 1910), filed at Maps 46970.(44.)

Places

Turkey in AsiaSyriaPersiaMesopotamia

People & organisations

Royal Geographical Society

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