‘MAP OF BASRA AND MAGIL’ [‎42r] (1/2)

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‘MAP OF BASRA AND MAGIL’

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Ref: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/55, f 42

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 30 Jan 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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The map shows the state of the roads in and around Basra City. Different categories of roads are highlighted in different colours as follows: concrete roads (solid red line), metalled roads (red dashes), proposed metalled roads (small red dashes), kutcha roads (solid green line), proposed kutcha roads (green dashes), civil roads (yellow), and proposed civil roads (yellow dashes). A reference key for the map can be found in the top right corner.

The scale of the map is 3 inches to 1 mile.

The map includes two printing statements ‘Reproduced by Basrah Survey Party I.E.F.D No. 81 Dated 12.6.17’ and ‘Reproduced by Survey Party M.E.F. No. 339 Dated 30-1-19’.

Extent and format

1 map

Area map covers

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Scale

1:21,120

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 30° 35' 0.23" N, 47° 44' 41.51" E
Top-right: 30° 35' 0.23" N, 47° 53' 21.85" E
Bottom-left: 30° 26' 50.43" N, 47° 44' 41.51" E
Bottom-right: 30° 26' 50.43" N, 47° 53' 21.85" E

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 645 x 640mm

Written in

English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/55, f 42
Title: ‘MAP OF BASRA AND MAGIL’
Pages: 42r:42v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence

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