'Lower Mesopotamia between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf'

Mss Eur F112/555, f 2

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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 the northernmost seventy 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 270 miles to the north and west in present-day Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Portrays freshwater and coastal hydrology (including soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. and submarine contours), relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. and shading, roads and tracks, railways, telegraphs, pipelines, cultivation, settlements, place names, water sources and international boundaries. Sheet bears the series designation Geographical Section, General Staff, No. 2563.

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

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale 1:1,000,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

It is part of

Maps of the First World War Campaign in Mesopotamia

16 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/555

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour

Dimensions: 558 x 572mm, on sheet 752 x 668mm

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 2
Date(s): 1916 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: PersiaPersian GulfNejdKuwaitBaghdad
People & organisations: War Office

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'Lower Mesopotamia between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F112/555, f 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100140102000.0x000007> [accessed 26 June 2026]

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