'Map showing Enemy's Position at east end of Suwaicha Marsh' [‎7v] (2/2)

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'Map showing Enemy's Position at east end of Suwaicha Marsh'

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Ref: Mss Eur F112/555, f 7

The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1916. 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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Created by the War Office. Covers a one-mile length of the River Tigris in the vicinity of Suwaicha Marsh, six miles east of Kut [Al-Kut] in present-day eastern Iraq. Shows detail on the left bank only, to a distance of approximately half a mile. Created to support the Allied relief of Kut and against Turkish forces. Portrays hydrology and the position of Turkish and Allied defences. The margin bears the series designation 'G[eographical].S[ection].,G[eneral].S[taff]. No. 2812' and date '1.3.16'. The map face bears the printed note 'General Staff, I[ndian]. E[xpeditionary].F[orce]."D." 26.1.16. Map Serial No. 108'.

Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. bears the annotation 'Kut al Amara'.

Another copy is filed at 48505.(6.).

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale approximately 1:5,040

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North-west

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 32° 40' 59.88" N, 46° 5' 30.12" E
Top-right: 32° 40' 59.88" N, 46° 7' 59.88" E
Bottom-left: 32° 37' 59.88" N, 46° 5' 30.12" E
Bottom-right: 32° 37' 59.88" N, 46° 7' 59.88" E

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Materials: Printed in colour

Dimensions: 385 x 557mm, on sheet 460 x 632mm

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English in Latin script

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Reference: Mss Eur F112/555, f 7
Title: 'Map showing Enemy's Position at east end of Suwaicha Marsh'
Pages: 7r:7v
Author: War Office
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