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'Sketch Map showing Enemy's Position Wadi to Kut' [‎4v] (2/2)

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Ref: Mss Eur F112/555, f 4

The record is made up of 1 map sheet. 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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Created by the War Office. Covers a twenty-five mile length of the River Tigris, to a width of approximately ten miles, from Kut [Al-Kut] to Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. [Nahr Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. ] in present-day eastern Iraq. Created to support the Allied relief of Kut and associated Battle of Dujailah against Turkish forces. Portrays hydrology, roads and tracks, river crossings, settlements, ruins, place names, military installations and British and Turkish positions. The margin bears the series designation 'G[eographical].S[ection].,G[eneral].S[taff]. No. 2811' and date '1.3.16'. The map face bears the printed note 'General Staff, I[ndian]. E[xpeditionary].F[orce]."D." 1.2.16. Map Serial No. 107'.

Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. bears the annotation 'Kut'.

Other copies are filed at 48080.(7.) and 48505.(7.).

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1 map sheet
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale 1:126,720
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 32° 43' 30" N, 45° 41' 39.84" E
Top-right: 32° 43' 30" N, 46° 14' 26.88" E
Bottom-left: 32° 23' 9.96" N, 45° 41' 39.84" E
Bottom-right: 32° 23' 9.96" N, 46° 14' 26.88" E
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Materials: Printed in colour

Dimensions: 300 x 420mm, on sheet 371 x 528mm

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English in Latin script
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Mss Eur F112/555, f 4
Title
'Sketch Map showing Enemy's Position Wadi to Kut'
Pages
4r:4v
Author
War Office
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