‘Environs of Rustchuk.’
IOR/L/MIL/17/16/20/4
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The record is made up of 1 map. 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 Rustchuck [Ruse] and the surrounding region, on the banks of the River Danube. The map indicates: the Danube river, with islands and marshes; topography, with some indication of relief; settlements; fortifications, batteries and cordons; roads and railways.
A statement below the title of the map states that it illustrates operations of 28 June 1877 and the days that followed, during which Russian troops advanced into Ottoman territory.
The map is signed by Captain H Ardagh, Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General (‘D.A.Q.M.G.’) at Adair House, 29 June 1877.
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- 1:95,400
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- Northeast
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 43° 57' 42.51" N, 25° 48' 24.79" E
Top-right: 43° 57' 42.51" N, 26° 7' 19.4" E
Bottom-left: 43° 43' 8.88" N, 25° 48' 24.79" E
Bottom-right: 43° 43' 8.88" N, 26° 7' 19.4" E - It is part of
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- Physical characteristics
Dimensions: 185 x 305 mm, on sheet 250 x 345 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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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/16/20/4
- Date(s)
- 1877 (CE, Gregorian)
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- RomaniaBulgariaDanube RiverRustchuk
- People & organisations
- Government of India, Quarter Master General's Department, Intelligence Branch
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- IOR/L/MIL/17/16/20/4
- Title
- ‘Environs of Rustchuk.’
- Pages
- 57r:57v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Public Domain