Kut to Sheikh Saad [‎8r] (1/2)

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Ref: Mss Eur F112/555, f 8

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 Ordnance Survey. Covers a forty-five-mile length of the River Tigris from Kut [Al-Kut] eastwards to Sheikh Saad [Shaykh Sa'd] in present-day eastern Iraq. Sheet extends approximately five miles to the north and fifteen miles to the south of the river. Created to support the Allied relief of Kut and against Turkish forces. Portrays hydrology, vegetation, roads and tracks, telegraphs, canals, settlements, isolated buildings, place names and the position of defences, and includes topographical and strategic notes. The margin bears the series designation 'G[eographical].S[ection].,G[eneral].S[taff]. 3233', a designation 'T[igris].C[orps]. 18' and date '18.3.16'.

Manuscript additions show a railway, additional hydrology, and British and Turkish positions.

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1 map sheet

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Scale

Scale 1:126,720

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 32° 40' 59.88" N, 45° 37' 19.92" E
Top-right: 32° 40' 59.88" N, 46° 22' 59.88" E
Bottom-left: 32° 17' 60" N, 45° 37' 19.92" E
Bottom-right: 32° 17' 60" N, 46° 22' 59.88" E

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed, with manuscript additions in ink and crayon

Dimensions: 357 x 560mm, on sheet 458 x 656mm

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English in Latin script

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Reference: Mss Eur F112/555, f 8
Title: Kut to Sheikh Saad
Pages: 8r:8v
Author: War Office
Usage terms: Open Government Licence

Reference: Mss Eur F112/555, f 8
Title: Kut to Sheikh Saad
Pages: 8r:8v
Author: War Office
Usage terms: Public Domain

Kut to Sheikh Saad [‎8r] (1/2)

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