‘LOWER MESOPOTAMIA BETWEEN BAGHDAD AND THE PERSIAN GULF’ [41v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1919. 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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The map shows cultivation in Lower Mesopotamia [Iraq] between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Rice cultivation is shown in dark green, while other cultivation is shown in light green. The map also shows the positions of settlements, rivers, railways, and highlights mountainous terrain. The Turco-Persian boarder is also outlined.
The scale of the map is recorded as 1:1,000,000 or 1.014 inches to 16 miles. It was lithographed A lithograph is an image reproduced from a printing plate whose image areas attract ink and non-image areas repel it. at the War Office in November 1907; additions and corrections were made in August 1916, and the railway network was revised June 1919.
A reference key can be found in the bottom left corner of the map, and a list of sources of additional information can be found in the bottom right corner.
The map bears the printing statement ‘Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2563’.
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- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- 1:1,000,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 33° 59' 20.04" N, 43° 29' 2.04" E
Top-right: 33° 59' 20.04" N, 49° 30' 15.84" E
Bottom-left: 28° 59' 20.04" N, 43° 29' 2.04" E
Bottom-right: 28° 59' 20.04" N, 49° 30' 15.84" E - Physical characteristics
Materials: Printed on paper
Dimensions: 575 x 583mm, on sheet 758 x 640mm
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/55, f 41
- Title
- ‘LOWER MESOPOTAMIA BETWEEN BAGHDAD AND THE PERSIAN GULF’
- Pages
- 41r:41v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence