'Anatolia. Situation on 17.5.20.'

Mss Eur F112/571, ff 7-7a

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The record is made up of 1 map sheet and 1 folio. It was created in 1919-1920. 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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Folio 7:

Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2931, sheet ' Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey. ', 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 'War Office, November, 1919' and portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. , railways, settlements, place names, and internal and international boundaries. A contoured version of this base map A map portraying background detail. is at Maps 47100.(24.).

A blue overprint Additional information printed on to an existing map. depicts the position of British, French, Greek and Italian troops as at 17 May 1920; a red overprint Additional information printed on to an existing map. depicts the position of Turkish troops and Turkish Nationalist Bands.

Folio 7a:

Typescript note attached to the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of Folio 7 reading:

'Mr. Leigh. Sir John Tilley thinks Lord Curzon might like to see these Maps showing the present Military situation in Turkey. [Signed] ? C.S. Heather ? la Smith 3 June, 1920.'

Typescript, with manuscript additions in ink. 210 x 84mm.

Extent and format
1 map sheet and 1 folio
Area map covers
Map loading...
Scale
Scale 1:1,500,000
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 44° 0' 0" N, 24° 0' 0" E
Top-right: 44° 0' 0" N, 36° 0' 0" E
Bottom-left: 36° 0' 0" N, 24° 0' 0" E
Bottom-right: 36° 0' 0" N, 36° 0' 0" E
Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour

Dimensions: 594 x 725mm, on sheet 709 x 913mm

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

Archive reference
Mss Eur F112/571, ff 7-7a

History of this record

Date(s)
1919-1920 (CE, Gregorian)
Places
AnatoliaTurkey
People & organisations
John Anthony Cecil Tilley

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