'Parts of 'Iraq and Kuwait - Turkey in Asia'

IOR/L/PS/12/3737, f 15

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1916. 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 area of Southern Iraq around Zubair and Basra. The map indicates hydrology (of the Euphrates River), settlements, roads, vegetation and provides some indication of relief.

Published by the General Staff India under the direction of Colonel Sir S G Burrard, KCSI, RE, FRS, Surveyor General of India, 1916.

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
1:253,440
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 31° 6' 21.24" N, 46° 29' 18.96" E
Top-right: 31° 6' 21.24" N, 48° 4' 4.44" E
Bottom-left: 29° 56' 30.48" N, 46° 29' 18.96" E
Bottom-right: 29° 56' 30.48" N, 48° 4' 4.44" E
Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 460mm x 570mm

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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Unrestricted

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IOR/L/PS/12/3737, f 15

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1916 (CE, Gregorian)

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