'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'. With manuscript annotations relating to the Hejaz railway

Mss Eur F112/552, f 7

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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1915-1917?. 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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Bears the imprint 'Published by the Royal Geographical Society, 1910. Railways inserted to November, 1915'. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights, roads, railways, telegraphs, settlements, place names and international boundaries. Manuscript annotations highlight four sites on the Hejaz railway in Palestine. Creation end date derived from documented British military activity along this section of the railway.

The verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. bears the annotation 'Mesopotamia & Palestine'.

A 1917 edition of this map, additionally portraying relief by hachures and ancient canals, accompanied by a set of explanatory notes including details of compilation material, published by the Royal Geographical Society in 1910, is held at Maps 203.e.20.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale 1:2,000,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Projection

Conical with standard parallels at 32°N and 40°N

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 41° 43' 0.12" N, 32° 45' 0" E
Top-right: 41° 43' 0.12" N, 50° 12' 0" E
Bottom-left: 29° 19' 59.88" N, 32° 45' 0" E
Bottom-right: 29° 19' 59.88" N, 50° 12' 0" E

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Maps Relating to the First World War in the Former Ottoman Empire

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Ref: Mss Eur F112/552

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour, with manuscript additions in pencil

Dimensions: 710 x 733mm, on sheet 760 x 812mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

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Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F112/552, f 7

History of this record

Date(s)

1915-1917? (CE, Gregorian)

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Accompanying notes to the 1910 edition of this map, including details of compilation material, may be found at:

Royal Geographical Society, Notes to accompany the Map of Eastern Turkey-in-Asia, Syria, and West Persia (London: Royal Geographical Society, 1910), filed at Maps 203.e.20 and Maps 46970.(44.)

Places: PersiaTurkey in AsiaPalestineSyriaHejaz
People & organisations: Royal Geographical Society

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Reference: Mss Eur F112/552, f 7
Title: 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'. With manuscript annotations relating to the Hejaz railway
Pages: 7r:7v
Author: Royal Geographical Society
Usage terms: Public Domain