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The record is made up of 1 map on 2 sheets. It was created in 1877. 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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Map of the River Danube indicating the passage of Russian troops on 27 June 1877, during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877/78. The map shows: the Danube with tributaries, islands and marshland; topography, with some indication of relief, settlements; roads. Sheet 1 shows the towns of Sistova [Svishtov] and Crivina [Krivina] on the Bulgarian side of the river, and the towns of Zimnitza [Zimnicea], Zimnicellele [Zimnicele] and Verasca [Năsturelu] on the Romanian side. Sheet 2 shows the Romanian towns of Petrosiani [Pietroşani], Petrisni [Pietrişu], Bellaria [Balariile] and Parapanu [Vedea] and Mallu de josu [Malu].

A printing statement on sheet 1 states that the map was lithographed A lithograph is an image reproduced from a printing plate whose image areas attract ink and non-image areas repel it. at the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter Master General’s Department, under the direction of Lieutenant-Colonel R Home, in 1877.

Extent and format
1 map on 2 sheets
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale approximately 1:66,940
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 43° 50' 47.98" N, 25° 16' 48.82" E
Top-right: 43° 50' 47.98" N, 25° 55' 6.47" E
Bottom-left: 43° 36' 7.29" N, 25° 16' 48.82" E
Bottom-right: 43° 36' 7.29" N, 25° 55' 6.47" E
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Physical characteristics

Dimensions: Sheet 1: 210 x 510 mm, on sheet 330 x 580 mm. Sheet 2: 330 x 450 mm, on sheet 380 x 560 mm.

Materials: Printed on paper.

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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Archive reference
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/20/3

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1877 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘Sketch of the Danube between Sistova and Zimnitza. To illustrate the Passage by Russian Corps on 27th June 1877.’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/16/20/3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044880739.0x000003> [accessed 5 November 2024]

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