'MAP OF EASTERN TURKEY IN ASIA, SYRIA AND WESTERN PERSIA' [122r] (1/2)
The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1917. 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 the Middle East from the head of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea, indicating relief, hydrology and settlement. The map has been amended in different colours to indicate French (blue) and British (red) spheres of influence, and an International Sphere (light brown). Letters are used to indicate independent Arab states in the French (A) and British (B) spheres of influence. This is explained in the key to the map.
Handwritten on the back of the map in blue crayon is 'Sir A Hirtzel' and G62 within a blue circle.
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- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 43° 22' 12" N, 25° 28' 12" E
Top-right: 43° 22' 12" N, 51° 8' 60" E
Bottom-left: 27° 16' 12" N, 25° 28' 12" E
Bottom-right: 27° 16' 12" N, 51° 8' 60" E - Physical characteristics
Dimensions: 690mm x 730mm
Materials: Printed in colour on paper.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/10/526, f 122
- Title
- 'MAP OF EASTERN TURKEY IN ASIA, SYRIA AND WESTERN PERSIA'
- Pages
- 122r:122v
- Author
- Royal Geographical Society
- Copyright
- ©Royal Geographical Society
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- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence