‘20. Diagram of situation on 7th March’

IOR/L/MIL/17/15/72/2, f 13

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1925. 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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Imprint:

Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. S.D.O. No. 3949-3-25.

Distinctive Features:

Sketch map of Baghdad and surrounding area produced to illustrate the movements of the British military forces on the 7th March 1917 with position of various brigades and regiments indicated.

Same base map A map portraying background detail. as IOR/L/MIL/17/15/72/2, f 11.

Extent and format

1 map

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale approximately 1:500,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 33° 22' 32.88" N, 44° 14' 50.31" E
Top-right: 33° 22' 32.88" N, 44° 33' 9.23" E
Bottom-left: 33° 8' 36.33" N, 44° 14' 50.31" E
Bottom-right: 33° 8' 36.33" N, 44° 33' 9.23" E

It is part of

'Critical Study of the Campaign in Mesopotamia up to April 1917: Part II - Maps'

52 images

Ref: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/72/2

Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 175 x 160 mm, on sheet 234 x 225 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/L/MIL/17/15/72/2, f 13
Date(s): 1925 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Baghdad

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Reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/72/2, f 13
Title: ‘20. Diagram of situation on 7th March’
Pages: 13r:13v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence