'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'

Content

Classified 'Secret'.

The map bears a secondary title 'A Map of Turkey in Asia'.

Depicts a proposed division of the Ottoman Empire into spheres of influence and protection by the Allied powers. The division is based on agreements reached between 1916 and the end of the First World War. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. and hachures Lines drawn on a map to indicate the direction and steepness of slope. , roads and tracks, railways, submarine telegraph lines, settlements, place names and international boundaries. A black overprint Additional information printed on to an existing map. combined with watercolour washes show French, British and International spheres of influence, including provision for an independent Arab state within the French and British spheres.

The base map A map portraying background detail. bears the imprint 'London: Edward Stanford, 12, 13 & 14, Long Acre, W.C.'

Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. bears the annotation '2nn' [?] and the stamp 'Eastern Department'.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

Map loading...

Scale

Scale approximately 1:6,969,600

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 44° 3' 41.4" N, 21° 7' 39.72" E
Top-right: 44° 3' 41.4" N, 53° 57' 26.64" E
Bottom-left: 28° 12' 55.44" N, 21° 7' 39.72" E
Bottom-right: 28° 12' 55.44" N, 53° 57' 26.64" E

It is part of

Maps and Associated Documents Relating to the Post-war Realignment of Boundaries in the Former Ottoman Empire

90 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/570

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour, with additions in watercolour, pencil and rubber stamp

Dimensions: 243 x 388mm, on sheet 284 x 447mm

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 F112/570, f 10

History of this record

Date(s)

1918? (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Asia MinorMesopotamiaTurkey in Asia

People & organisations

Edward Stanford and Co

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'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F112/570, f 10, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100140102009.0x00000e> [accessed 17 June 2026]

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