'Syria & Mesopotamia. Situation on 17.5.20.'

Mss Eur F112/571, f 6

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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. 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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Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2931, sheet 'Syria & Mesopotamia', comprising a base map A map portraying background detail. with overprint 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 MOD GSGS 2931.

A blue overprint Additional information printed on to an existing map. depicts the position of British and French troops as at 17 May 1920; a marginal note makes additional reference to the disposition of French troops. Copies of this overprinted version are at Maps 48505.(28.) and Maps MOD GSGS 2931.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale 1:1,500,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 36° 0' 0" N, 33° 25' 0.12" E
Top-right: 36° 0' 0" N, 48° 0' 0" E
Bottom-left: 28° 0' 0" N, 33° 25' 0.12" E
Bottom-right: 28° 0' 0" N, 48° 0' 0" E

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Maps Showing the Disposition of Troops in the Eastern Ottoman Empire and Surrounding Areas between 1919 and 1922

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Ref: Mss Eur F112/571

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour

Dimensions: 594 x 939mm, on sheet 708 x 1017mm

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 F112/571, f 6
Date(s): 1919-1920 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Syria

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'Syria & Mesopotamia. Situation on 17.5.20.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F112/571, f 6, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100140102013.0x000004> [accessed 1 July 2026]

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