'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'

Mss Eur F112/570, ff 12-14

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The record is made up of 3 map sheets. It was created in 1919. 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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Content

Three identical map sheets.

Classified 'Secret'.

The map bears a secondary title 'A Map of Turkey in Asia'.

Bears the printed designation 'Map 1'. Depicts a proposed division of the Ottoman Empire into spheres of influence and protection by the Allied powers. The division is based on agreements reached between 1916 and 1919. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. and hachures Lines drawn on a map to indicate the direction and steepness of slope. , roads and tracks, railways, submarine telegraph lines, settlements, place names and international boundaries. Various blocks of overprinted colour shading correspond to French, British, Italian, Russian and International spheres of influence, including provision for an independent Arab state within the French and British spheres.

The base map A map portraying background detail. bears the imprint 'London: Edward Stanford, 12, 13 & 14, Long Acre, W.C.' The printer's imprint 'Harrison & Sons, Lith. St. Martins Lane, W.C.' and print code '(350.1/19.6648) F[oreign].O[ffice].' have been added later.

Folio 14 has manuscript boundary additions in pencil and crayon.

Extent and format

3 map sheets

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale approximately 1:6,969,600

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 44° 3' 41.4" N, 21° 7' 39.72" E
Top-right: 44° 3' 41.4" N, 53° 57' 26.64" E
Bottom-left: 28° 12' 55.44" N, 21° 7' 39.72" E
Bottom-right: 28° 12' 55.44" N, 53° 57' 26.64" E

It is part of

Maps and Associated Documents Relating to the Post-war Realignment of Boundaries in the Former Ottoman Empire

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Ref: Mss Eur F112/570

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour, with manuscript additions in pencil and crayon

Dimensions: 243 x 388mm, on sheet 289 x 452mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Archive information for this record

Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 12-14
Date(s): 1919 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Asia MinorMesopotamiaTurkey in Asia
People & organisations: Foreign OfficeEdward Stanford and CoHarrison and Sons Ltd

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'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F112/570, ff 12-14, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100140102009.0x00001f> [accessed 10 June 2026]

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Reference: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 12-14
Title: 'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'
Pages: 12r:14v
Author: Foreign Office
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 12-14
Title: 'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'
Pages: 12r:14v
Author: Harrison and Sons Ltd
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 12-14
Title: 'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'
Pages: 12r:14v
Author: Unknown annotator
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Reference: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 12-14
Title: 'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'
Pages: 12r:14v
Author: Edward Stanford & Co, publishers and stationers
Usage terms: Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence