‘The Ancient Tigris-Euphrates Delta’
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/53, p 39
1 items in this record
Search within this record
The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1917. 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. .
About this record
- Content
Distinctive Features:
Sketch map of the ancient Tigris and Euphrates delta produced to illustrate ‘Report on the Development of Mesopotamia’ showing the irrigation system with approximate course of the Old Tigris and position of ancient and existing canals. Contains explanatory notes on history of the irrigation system in the region with numerous comments inserted on a map.
Below title: ‘Plan compiled by Sir William Willcocks from Surveys, Levels & reconnaissances [sic] of the irrigation Mission 1908-09, Surveys by the Officers of the R.I.M.S. “Comet” Messrs. Collingwood and Selbys Maps, & Col. Chesny’s map’.
Bottom left-hand corner below map: ‘M.A. Hakimkhan, Draftsman’ and ‘Reg. No. 1306. E 17’.
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
- Map loading...
- Scale
- Scale approximately 1:200,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 34° 23' 56.76" N, 43° 27' 20.16" E
Top-right: 34° 23' 56.76" N, 46° 20' 52.08" E
Bottom-left: 30° 57' 42.84" N, 43° 27' 20.16" E
Bottom-right: 30° 57' 42.84" N, 46° 20' 52.08" E - It is part of
- 50 imagesRef: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/53
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions: 333 x 840 mm
- 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
- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/53, p 39
- Date(s)
- 1917 (CE, Gregorian)
Access & Reference
History of this record
Use and share this record
- Share this record
- Cite this record in your research
‘The Ancient Tigris-Euphrates Delta’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/53, p 39, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051939.0x000004> [accessed 26 November 2024]
- Link to this record
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100024051939.0x000004
- IIIF details
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x00016d/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/53, p 39
- Title
- ‘The Ancient Tigris-Euphrates Delta’
- Pages
- 39
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence