'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia. Disposition. 7.4.20.' [‎4v] (6/6)

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'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia. Disposition. 7.4.20.'

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Ref: Mss Eur F112/571, ff 2-4

The record is made up of 3 map sheets. It was created in 1917-1920. 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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Three copies of map sheet Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2901, comprising a base map A map portraying background detail. with overprints Additional information printed on to an existing map. .

The base map A map portraying background detail. bears the imprint 'Published by the Royal Geographical Society, 1910. Railways inserted to November, 1917' and portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. , roads, telegraphs, settlements, place names and international boundaries. The sheets bear the printed note 'International Boundaries as in July, 1914'. A 1921 edition of this base map A map portraying background detail. is at Maps 46970.(44.) and includes accompanying notes (including compilation details) published by the Royal Geographical Society in 1910, although lacks a GSGS designation yet contains an additional red plate (railways) and grey plate ( hachures Lines drawn on a map to indicate the direction and steepness of slope. and ancient canals) that are both lacking from this version.

Overprints Additional information printed on to an existing map. in red and blue depict the disposition of British and Indian troops as at 7 April 1920 and the cost per annum of maintaining them, and railway routes radiating from Bagdad.

Folio 4 also contains line features [routes or boundaries?] added as pencil annotations.

Extent and format

3 map sheets

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale 1:2,000,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

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: 693 x 728mm, on sheet 789 x 887mm

Written in

English in Latin script

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Reference: Mss Eur F112/571, ff 2-4
Title: 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia. Disposition. 7.4.20.'
Pages: 2r:4v
Author: War Office
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: Mss Eur F112/571, ff 2-4
Title: 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia. Disposition. 7.4.20.'
Pages: 4r:4v
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Reference: Mss Eur F112/571, ff 2-4
Title: 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia. Disposition. 7.4.20.'
Pages: 2r:4v
Author: Royal Geographical Society
Usage terms: Public Domain

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