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'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'. With manuscript annotations relating to the Hejaz railway [7r] (1/2)
The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1915-1917?. 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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MAP or KASTE
KEY IN ASIA,
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Bears the imprint 'Published by the Royal Geographical Society, 1910. Railways inserted to November, 1915'. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. , roads, railways, telegraphs, settlements, place names and international boundaries. Manuscript annotations highlight four sites on the Hejaz railway in Palestine. Creation end date derived from documented British military activity along this section of the railway.
The verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. bears the annotation 'Mesopotamia & Palestine'.
A 1917 edition of this map, additionally portraying relief by hachures Lines drawn on a map to indicate the direction and steepness of slope. and ancient canals, accompanied by a set of explanatory notes including details of compilation material The preparatory material from which a final map will be produced. , published by the Royal Geographical Society in 1910, is held at Maps 203.e.20.
- Extent and format
- 1 map sheet
- Area map covers
- Map loading...
- Scale
- Scale 1:2,000,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Projection Any method by which the earth’s curved surface may be transposed (or projected) on to a flat surface.
- Conical with standard parallels at 32°N and 40°N
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 41° 43' 0.12" N, 32° 45' 0" E
Top-right: 41° 43' 0.12" N, 50° 12' 0" E
Bottom-left: 29° 19' 59.88" N, 32° 45' 0" E
Bottom-right: 29° 19' 59.88" N, 50° 12' 0" E - Physical characteristics
Materials: Printed in colour, with manuscript additions in pencil
Dimensions: 710 x 733mm, on sheet 760 x 812mm
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Mss Eur F112/552, f 7
- Title
- 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'. With manuscript annotations relating to the Hejaz railway
- Pages
- 7r:7v
- Author
- Royal Geographical Society
- Usage terms
- Public Domain