'Plateau of Amadiyeh and Surrounding Country'

IOR/L/PS/20/144, f 74

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in Jun 1888. 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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Relief map found at folio 74 of 'Reconnaissances in Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, North-West Persia and Luristan, Volume I', by F R Maunsell.

The map shows the plateau of Amadiyeh [Al 'Amādīyah], and surrounding mountains, vegetation, ruins, and villages (Kwaneh, Mariska).

The map contains the following references:

  • • Town half in ruins.
  • • Minaret.
  • • Barracks
  • • Graveyard and Tombs.
  • • Christian Quarter.
  • • Ziarat.
  • • Low loopholed wall.
  • • Gardens and irrigated cultivation by stream coloured green.
Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale approximately 1:20,300
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 37° 6' 32.4" N, 43° 28' 10.92" E
Top-right: 37° 6' 32.4" N, 43° 31' 28.2" E
Bottom-left: 37° 4' 42.96" N, 43° 28' 10.92" E
Bottom-right: 37° 4' 42.96" N, 43° 31' 28.2" E
It is part of
'Reconnaissances in Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, North-West Persia, and Luristan from April to October 1888. By Lt F R Maunsell, Intelligence Branch. In Two Volumes. Volume I: narrative report, description of larger towns and routes leading from them. Simla: Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General's Dept, 1890'
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Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/144
Physical characteristics

Materials: printed on paper, with coloured annotations.

Dimensions: 335 x 390mm.

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Map

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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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Unrestricted

Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/20/144, f 74

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Date(s)
Jun 1888 (CE, Gregorian)

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Reference
IOR/L/PS/20/144, f 74
Title
'Plateau of Amadiyeh and Surrounding Country'
Pages
74r:74v
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms
Open Government Licence