'Map of the Countries Situated between the Rivers Nile and Indus Serving as an Index to the Work on the Expedition for the Survey of the Euphrates and Tigris' [‎1r] (1/2)

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Covers south-west Asia. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures Lines drawn on a map to indicate the direction and steepness of slope. and some spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. , roads and tracks, expedition and other historical routes, settlements, place names and administrative boundaries. A legend refers to the expedition and other historical routes as depicted in colour, although the colour is absent from this copy. Manuscript additions in coloured ink and crayon relate to place names.

Drawn from materials furnished by Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Rawdon Chesney, Royal Artillery by J & C Walker, Geographers. Published by Longman & Co, London.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale 1:6,652,800

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 42° 53' 20.04" N, 23° 18' 27.72" E
Top-right: 42° 53' 20.04" N, 81° 0' 0" E
Bottom-left: 10° 13' 19.92" N, 23° 18' 27.72" E
Bottom-right: 10° 13' 19.92" N, 81° 0' 0" E

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed, with additions in coloured ink and crayon

Dimensions: 598 x 730mm, on sheet 686 x 928mm

Written in

English in Latin script

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