!['A handbook of Turkey in Europe (London: Intelligence Division, Admiralty; 1917)' [‎113v] (231/348)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001e2/IOR_L_MIL_17_16_17_0233.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'A handbook of Turkey in Europe (London: Intelligence Division, Admiralty; 1917)' [‎113v] (231/348)")
'A handbook of Turkey in Europe (London: Intelligence Division, Admiralty; 1917)' [113v] (231/348)
The record is made up of 1 volume (170 folios). 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
T
206 ROADS AND TRACKS—ROUTE 1
miles
1081
mi
1131
H6J
117f
119^
H9|
1201
1221
126
1301
132
Between this point and Boghados are 3 streams
crossed by bridges.
Boghados, pop. about 2,000. Small harbour, formed 11
by ancient Roman mole.
Track NE. to Shaiteros, f mile. IS
Kumburgas.
Road turns E. inland. . IS
Alt. 300 ft.
Kalikratia (pop. about 3,000, Greek) on S. of
road.
Branch road, metalled, NNW. to Chatalja, skirting
the marshes of the Buyuk Chekmeje Lake, 10| miles
(see Route 2 at mile 130f). 1-| miles along this road
are stone quarries, on a hill, alt. 390 ft.
Road now crosses between the Buyuk Chekmeje
Bay on S., and Buyuk Chekmeje Lake on N., by old
stone bridge of 1 65 yds. : this is really 4 separate S
bridges, each of 7 to 8 arches, the arches sloping
1 in 12 or 1 in 10 ; breadth 13 ft. ; parapets. Between 1
the jDiers of this bridge are sluices, by which ’the level 1'
of the lake can be raised, and the valley of the Kara
Su flooded in front of the Chatalja lines. 1!
Buyuk Chekmeje, pop. about 7,000 (half Greek).
4 he bay offers an excellent and safe anchorage.
Branch road to Haclemkoi and Derkos (see Route 5 a).
Alt. 600 ft. Road turns SE.
Road crosses to E. bank of the Aranli Dere.
Road crosses a neck of land running ENE., | mile
broad, between the sea on S. and the Kuchuk Chek
meje Lake on N. At the end of the neck of land, the
road crosses two channels between the lake and the
sea by a stone bridge of one arch of 39 ft. span and
several small arches.
Kuchuk Chekmeje. The bay affords little pro
tection ; the lagoon is deep.
About this item
- Content
Copy of 'A handbook of Turkey in Europe, prepared on behalf of the Admiralty , Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Division, January 1917.'
The volume contains thirteen photographic plates (folios 99-106) and a map (folio 171).
Contents (folio 6):
Section I
- I. Boundaries and Physical Features, p 9 (f 7);
- II. Climate, p 27 (f 16);
- III. Modern History, p 34 (f 19v);
- IV. Ethnology and Languages, p 49 (f 27);
- V. Religions, p 66 (f 35v);
- VI. Government and Administration, p 96 (f 50v);
- VII. Turkish Social Life, p 114 (f 59v);
- VIII. Economic Geography and Finance, p 142 (f 73v);
- IX. Chief Towns, p 166 (f 85v);
- X. Money, Weights and Measures, the Calendar, p 185 (f 95).
Section II. Itineraries.
- Roads, p 193(f 107);
- Railways, p 276 (f 148v).
Index, p 307 (f 164).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (170 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains a table of contents at folio 6, and an index at folios 164-170.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 172; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An original pagination sequence is present in parallel between ff 7-170.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'A handbook of Turkey in Europe (London: Intelligence Division, Admiralty; 1917)' [113v] (231/348), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/16/17, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100034200924.0x000020> [accessed 5 February 2025]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034200924.0x000020
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034200924.0x000020">'A handbook of Turkey in Europe (London: Intelligence Division, Admiralty; 1917)' [‎113v] (231/348)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034200924.0x000020"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001e2/IOR_L_MIL_17_16_17_0233.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
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_100000000239.0x0001e2/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/16/17
- Title
- 'A handbook of Turkey in Europe (London: Intelligence Division, Admiralty; 1917)'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:98v, 107r:170v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence