'Map of Syria'. With manuscript additions

Mss Eur F112/552, f 14

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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1918. 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. Bears the imprint 'G[eographical].S[ection].G[eneral].S[taff]. No. 2904'. Covers Syria together with the geographical region of Palestine, present-day Jordan and Lebanon, and parts of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Iraq. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and hachures, roads, railways, telegraphs, ancient canals (dry), settlements, place names and international boundaries (as at July 1914). Manuscript additions show supplementary map detail.

Map produced from GSGS 2901 Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia [Iran] [see, for example, Mss Eur F112/570, f 32], from where projection information has been obtained.

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

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: 38° 6' 25.56" N, 33° 35' 27.24" E
Top-right: 38° 6' 25.56" N, 42° 37' 49.44" E
Bottom-left: 29° 22' 30" N, 33° 35' 27.24" E
Bottom-right: 29° 22' 30" N, 42° 37' 49.44" E

It is part of

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 and crayon

Dimensions: 494 x 365mm, on sheet 582 x 468mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Archive information for this record

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 14
Date(s): 1918 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: SyriaPalestineEgypt
People & organisations: War Office

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'Map of Syria'. With manuscript additions, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F112/552, f 14, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100140101994.0x000003> [accessed 16 February 2025]

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