‘Irrigation and Railway Map. ENCLOSURE B’ [‎230r] (1/2)

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‘Irrigation and Railway Map. ENCLOSURE B’

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/610, f 230

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in Apr 1911. 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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Imprint:

S.D.O. Topo. Dy. No. 14, Exd. C.J.A., April 1911.

Distinctive Features:

Map produced to illustrate the proposed railway and irrigation scheme in Mesopotamia recommended by Sir William Willcocks. Includes a key and an explanatory note on railways with distances between Baghdad and Basra reported. Issued with notes providing further details concerning suggested works along Tigris, Nahr Melcha and Hai, and cost calculations (‘ENCLOSURE C’, folio 233).

Inscriptions:

In pencil, above title: ‘0/126’ and ‘Persia/1021-En’.

Extent and format

1 map

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale approximately 1:1,000,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 34° 17' 7.44" N, 42° 40' 33.24" E
Top-right: 34° 17' 7.44" N, 49° 1' 7.32" E
Bottom-left: 29° 44' 24.72" N, 42° 40' 33.24" E
Bottom-right: 29° 44' 24.72" N, 49° 1' 7.32" E

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

505 x 630 mm

Written in

English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/610, f 230
Title: ‘Irrigation and Railway Map. ENCLOSURE B’
Pages: 230r:230v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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