'MAP 43 TO ILLUSTRATE OPERATIONS ON THE TIGRIS. 18th.-30th. October, 1918.'

IOR/L/MIL/17/15/66/4, f 266

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1927. 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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Content

The map accompanies The Campaign in Mesopotamia 1914-1918. Volume IV , and shows a stretch of the River Tigris and surrounding region to the north of Tikrit in northern Iraq, indicating Turkish military positions, towns, settlements, routes and railways. Sketch marks give some indication of relief, and rivers are printed in blue.

Prepared in the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence, and printed at the Ordnance Survey in 1927.

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale approximately 1:317,000
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 35° 40' 18.48" N, 42° 52' 17.04" E
Top-right: 35° 40' 18.48" N, 44° 2' 29.04" E
Bottom-left: 34° 33' 40.68" N, 42° 52' 17.04" E
Bottom-right: 34° 33' 40.68" N, 44° 2' 29.04" E
It is part of
'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME IV.'
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Ref: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/66/4
Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 378 x 290mm, on sheet 435 x 347mm

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Map

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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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Archive reference
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/66/4, f 266

History of this record

Date(s)
1927 (CE, Gregorian)
People & organisations
Ordnance Survey, Southampton

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IOR/L/MIL/17/15/66/4, f 266
Title
'MAP 43 TO ILLUSTRATE OPERATIONS ON THE TIGRIS. 18th.-30th. October, 1918.'
Pages
266r:266v
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms
Open Government Licence