Maps and Associated Documents Relating to the Post-war Realignment of Boundaries in the Former Ottoman Empire

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Maps and documents prepared for the re-alignment of boundaries in the former Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of the First World War. As follows:

• f 1 'Sketch Map of Asia Minor, showing approximate course of Roads and Railways'. With boundary additions. Engraved by Emery Walker Ltd. [1915-17]
• f 2 Western Turkey, showing the Zone of the High Commissioner and areas ceded to Greece and Italy. [Early 1890s-1920?]
• ff 3-4 'Boundary of Demilitarized Zone about Constantinople [Istanbul]. (Meeting of Allied Naval & Military Advisors, London 16.2.20.)' Created by the Geographical Section, General Staff
• f 5 'Izmir (Smyrna)'. With boundaries and population statistics added in manuscript. 1916-20
• f 6 ' Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey. '. Created by the War Office August 1919 with boundaries and population statistics added to 20 February 1920
• f 7 ' Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey. '. Created by the War Office August 1919 with boundaries and proposed boundaries added to 30 March 1920
• f 8 'Map No. 1. Turkey in Europa. Zone of the Straits, Smyrna, the [Aegean] Islands'. Created by 'S[ervice].G[éographique de l'].A[rmée]. 28.7.20.'
• f 9 'A Map of Turkey in Asia'. Proposed division of Ottoman Empire after the First World War. [1918?]
• f 10 'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.' Created by Edward Stanford. [1918?]
• f 11 'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.' Created by Edward Stanford and the Foreign Office, October 1918
• ff 12-14 'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.' Created by Edward Stanford and the Foreign Office, January 1919
• ff 15-16 'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916.' Turkey in Asia. Created by Edward Stanford, October 1919
• ff 17-23 'Maps illustrating Memorandum respecting the Settlement of Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula.' [Published by the Political Intelligence Department, Foreign Office, 21 November 1918]
• ff 24-30 'Maps illustrating Memorandum respecting the Settlement of Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula.' [Published by the Political Intelligence Department, Foreign Office, 21 November 1918]
• f 31 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia [Iran]'. With international boundary annotations. 1917-20?
• f 32 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'. With repatriation annotations. 1917-20?
• ff 33-34 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'. With overprints Additional information printed on to an existing map. showing ethnic information, boundaries and communications. 1917-20?
• ff 35-35a 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia (Ethnographical)' with attached key. 1917-19
• f 36 [Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia]. Fragment of south-east corner, with additional railway information. 1917-18
• f 37 'Arménie. Dressèe par le Capitaine de Corvette Z. Khanzadian' [1919]
• f 38 'Map to show territory which was Turkish prior to War 1914-'18 which it is proposed to include within Northern, Western and Southern Boundaries of Armenia.' Created by the Geographical Section, General Staff, 1920
• f 39 'Persia and Afghanistan'. With manuscript additions showing 'Persian Territorial Claims'. 1919-1919?
• ff 40-40a 'Caucasus Boundaries' with attached note. [1919]
• f 41 'Tabriz'. Created by the Royal Geographical Society and the War Office. With manuscript additions. 1916-20
• f 42 'The Middle East'. Published by 'Admiralty War Staff I[ntelligence].D[ivision].' With manuscript additions showing Arabic language areas. [1917]
• f 43 'The Middle East'. Published by 'Admiralty War Staff I[ntelligence].D[ivision].' With manuscript additions showing areas of British direct control and spheres of special political influence. [1917]
• f 44 'Syria. Jaffa – Damascus'. Published by the War Office. With manuscript additions showing boundary information. 1916-[1920?].

Extent and format

42 map sheets and 8 folios

It is grouped into

'Sketch Map of Asia Minor, showing approximate course of Roads and Railways'. With boundary additions

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 1

Western Turkey, Showing the Zone of the High Commissioner and Areas Ceded to Greece and Italy

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 2

'Boundary of Demilitarized Zone about Constantinople. (Meeting of Allied Naval & Military Advisors, London 16.2.20.)'

4 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 3-4

'Izmir (Smyrna)'. With boundaries added in manuscript

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 5

'Anatolia'. With boundaries added to 20 February 1920

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 6

'Anatolia'. With boundaries and proposed boundaries added to 30 March 1920

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 7

'Map No. 1. Turkey in Europa. Zone of the Straits, Smyrna, the [Aegean] Islands'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 8

'A Map of Turkey in Asia'. Proposed division of Ottoman Empire after the First World War

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 9

'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 10

'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 11

'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'

6 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 12-14

'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916.' Turkey in Asia

4 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 15-16

'Maps illustrating Memorandum respecting the Settlement of Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula.'

14 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 17-23

'Map 1. Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 19

'Map 2A. Areas in which it is hoped that the Peoples of Turkey, Arabia, and the Caucasus, if they group themselves on the lines indicated in Map 2, will subsequently opt for the respective assistance of the Allied Powers.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 20

'Map 2. Possible Redistribution of Ottoman and Arabian Territory on the Principle of Self-Determination.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 21

'Map 3. Possible Settlement of Arab Countries.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 22

'Maps illustrating Memorandum respecting the Settlement of Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula.'

16 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 24-30

'Map 1. Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 26

'Map 2A. Areas in which it is hoped that the Peoples of Turkey, Arabia, and the Caucasus, if they group themselves on the lines indicated in Map 2, will subsequently opt for the respective assistance of the Allied Powers.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 27

'Map 2. Possible Redistribution of Ottoman and Arabian Territory on the Principle of Self-Determination.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 28

'Map 3. Possible Settlement of Arab Countries.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 29

'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'. With international boundary annotations

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 31

'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'. With repatriation annotations

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 32

'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'. With overprints showing ethnic information, boundaries and communications

4 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 33-34

'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia (Ethnographical)' showing additional frontiers with attached key

3 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 35-35a

Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia. Fragment of south-east corner, with additional railway information

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 36

'Arménie. Dressèe par le Capitaine de Corvette Z. Khanzadian'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 37

'Map to show territory which was Turkish prior to War 1914-'18 which it is proposed to include within Northern, Western and Southern Boundaries of Armenia.'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 38

'Persia and Afghanistan'. With manuscript additions showing 'Persian Territorial Claims'

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 39

'Caucasus Boundaries'

3 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, ff 40-40a

'Tabriz'. With manuscript additions

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 41

'The Middle East'. With manuscript additions showing Arabic language areas

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 42

'The Middle East'. With manuscript additions showing areas of British direct control and spheres of special political influence

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 43

'Syria. Jaffa - Damascus'. With manuscript additions showing boundary information

2 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570, f 44

Written in

English, French and Italian in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

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 F112/570

History of this record

Date(s)

Early 1890s-1920? (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

A political background to the re-alignment of boundaries in this region is given in:

• David Fromkin, A Peace to End all Peace: Creating the Modern Middle East 1914-22 (London: André Deutsch, 1989).

Subjects

Boundaries

Places

Ottoman Empire

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