'Tracing for Degree Sheet No. 3N – Turkey in Asia. Basra (4th Edition, 1916)'

IOR/R/15/1/542, f 136

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in c 1941. 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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Relief shown by form lines at 20 feet intervals.

Blueprint of a map issued by War Office in 1916 ‘Turkey in Asia: Basrah Sheet No 3N, Reg. No 1519’, enclosed with a letter no. 188-S dated 21th December 1941.

Shows area south of Basrah from Zubair [Az Zubayr] to Umm Qasr with location of wells, marshy areas and routes including a foot path along the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Al-Batin. Title inserted in hand along the bottom margin.

Extent and format

1 map

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale 1:253,440

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 30° 27' 13.99" N, 47° 27' 20.73" E
Top-right: 30° 27' 13.99" N, 48° 0' 29.66" E
Bottom-left: 29° 59' 40.48" N, 47° 27' 20.73" E
Bottom-right: 29° 59' 40.48" N, 48° 0' 29.66" E

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'File 53/87 III (D 160) British Policy in Kuwait'

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/542

Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 270 x 346 mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Archive information for this record

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: IOR/R/15/1/542, f 136
Date(s): c 1941 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Basra

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/542, f 136
Title: 'Tracing for Degree Sheet No. 3N – Turkey in Asia. Basra (4th Edition, 1916)'
Pages: 136r:136v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence