'Arabia and Middle East'. 'Friendly' and 'Hostile' Confederations with manuscript additions

Content

Covers the Arabian Peninsula and Middle East. Portrays hydrology, railways, roads, settlements, place names and, within the Arabian Peninsula, the boundaries and names of 'friendly' and 'hostile' confederations. Manuscript additions show unreferenced supplementary shaded areas.

Creation date derived from railway information and date of Arab Revolt.

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

Other copies of the printed map are filed at Mss Eur F112/552, ff 3-4; a similar manuscript map is at Mss Eur F112/552, f 10.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

Map loading...

Scale

Scale 1:11,404,800

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 43° 0' 0" N, 27° 55' 56.28" E
Top-right: 43° 0' 0" N, 63° 19' 59.88" E
Bottom-left: 11° 30' 0" N, 27° 55' 56.28" E
Bottom-right: 11° 30' 0" N, 63° 19' 59.88" 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

Dimensions: 306 x 262mm, on sheet 369 x 536mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

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 F112/555, f 1

History of this record

Date(s)

1916? (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Arabian PeninsulaMiddle East

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'Arabia and Middle East'. 'Friendly' and 'Hostile' Confederations with manuscript additions, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F112/555, f 1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100140102000.0x000008> [accessed 23 June 2026]

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