‘Lower Mesopotamia between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf’

IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 55

Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

2 items in this record

See all items in a listSee all items in a slider

Download PDF (132 MB)

Search within this record

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 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. .

About this record

Content

The map is printed in four colours, with each colour being used to indicate a different category of features:

  • blue: hydrographical features, including the river systems of the Euphrates and Tigris, canals, marshes and lakes, and their names. Notes on the flooding characteristics of different geographical regions are also indicated in blue;
  • green: agriculture, with rice cultivation marked in green, and other forms of cultivation marked in light green;
  • brown: physical topography, including mountains and ridges;
  • black: towns and villages, transport infrastructure (railways and roads) as well as place names and notes on topographical features.

Below the map is a key, scale, and information on the creation history of the map, with details of the various sources of additional information used in its production.

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
Map loading...
Scale
1:1,000,000
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 33° 59' 24" N, 43° 46' 12" E
Top-right: 33° 59' 24" N, 49° 15' 36" E
Bottom-left: 29° 0' 36" N, 43° 46' 12" E
Bottom-right: 29° 0' 36" N, 49° 15' 36" E
It is part of
‘Report for the Army Council on Mesopotamia. By Sir John P Hewett, GCSI, KBE’
119 images
Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/35
Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 760 x 640 mm.

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Map

Archive information for this record

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
IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 55
Former external reference(s)
Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2563

History of this record

Date(s)
1919 (CE, Gregorian)

Use and share this record

Share this record
Cite this record in your research

‘Lower Mesopotamia between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 55, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/universal-viewer/81055/vdc_100035794547.0x000002> [accessed 4 April 2025]

Link to this record

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100035794547.0x000002

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_100000000884.0x0003a5/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Reference
IOR/L/PS/20/35, f 55
Title
‘Lower Mesopotamia between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf’
Pages
55r:55v
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms
Open Government Licence