'Country North of the Persian Gulf'

Mss Eur F112/555, f 3

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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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Classified 'Secret'.

Created by the War Office. Covers the northernmost fifty miles of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and its hinterland extending 400 miles to the north and west into Lower Mesopotamia in present-day Iraq and Iran. Portrays freshwater and coastal hydrology, roads and tracks, railways, telegraphs, settlements, place names and international boundaries, and includes a Turkish-English translation of geographical terms. The position and numbers of rifles, sabres and guns are shown by overprints Additional information printed on to an existing map. in red (British and Russian) and green (Turkish); an additional overprint Additional information printed on to an existing map. details the sources of this information and is linked to a pasted typescript note. The classification 'Secret' has been added in manuscript. The sheet bears the series designation 'I[ntelligence].D[ivision].W[ar].O[ffice]. No. 1060.'

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

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale 1:1,500,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 36° 42' 45" N, 41° 0' 0" E
Top-right: 36° 42' 45" N, 49° 45' 0" E
Bottom-left: 29° 28' 59.88" N, 41° 0' 0" E
Bottom-right: 29° 28' 59.88" N, 49° 45' 0" E

It is part of

Maps of the First World War Campaign in Mesopotamia

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Ref: Mss Eur F112/555

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour, with manuscript additions in crayon; a typescript note has been pasted in the eastern margin

Dimensions: 515 x 540mm, on sheet 680 x 662mm

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 F112/555, f 3
Date(s): 1916 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Persia
People & organisations: War Office

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'Country North of the Persian Gulf', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F112/555, f 3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100140102000.0x000005> [accessed 25 June 2026]

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