'Map Showing British Position on the Tigris 13th. December, 1916.'
Mss Eur F112/555, f 5
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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 twenty-five mile length of the River Tigris, to a width of approximately ten miles, from Kut [Al-Kut] to Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. [Nahr Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. ] in present-day eastern Iraq. Created to support the Allied relief of Kut against Turkish forces. Portrays hydrology, roads and tracks, railways, river crossings, settlements, ruins, place names, military installations and British and Turkish positions. The margin bears the series designation 'G[eographical].S[ection].,G[eneral].S[taff]. No. 2811a.'
Map overprinted on to base map of 'G[eographical].S[ection].,G[eneral].S[taff]. No. 2811' dated '1.3.16' and still bearing the title 'Sketch Map showing Enemy's Position Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. to Kut' (filed at Mss Eur F112/555, f 4).
Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. bears the annotation 'Kut'.
- Extent and format
- 1 map sheet
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- Scale 1:126,720
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 32° 43' 30" N, 45° 41' 39.84" E
Top-right: 32° 43' 30" N, 46° 14' 26.88" E
Bottom-left: 32° 23' 9.96" N, 45° 41' 39.84" E
Bottom-right: 32° 23' 9.96" N, 46° 14' 26.88" E - It is part of
- 16 imagesRef: Mss Eur F112/555
- Physical characteristics
Materials: Printed in colour
Dimensions: 300 x 420mm, on sheet 381 x 555mm
- 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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- Mss Eur F112/555, f 5
- Date(s)
- 1916 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Nahr WadiTigris RiverKut
- People & organisations
- War Office
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- Mss Eur F112/555, f 5
- Title
- 'Map Showing British Position on the Tigris 13th. December, 1916.'
- Pages
- 5r:5v
- Author
- War Office
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- Public Domain