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'Izmir (Smyrna)'. With boundaries added in manuscript [‎5r] (1/2)

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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1916-1920. 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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Relates to the Treaty of Sèvres (1920).

Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2555, Sheet North J-35, Izmir (Smyrna), Provisional Edition. Covers Izmir, western Turkey and surrounding land and sea areas to a radius of approximately 150 miles. Portrays hydrology, soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. , relief by spot heights and gradient tints, roads and tracks, railways, telegraphs, settlements, place names, post and telegraph offices, and international and internal boundaries. Bears the imprint 'Compiled at the Royal Geographical Society under the direction of the Geographical Section, General Staff. Drawn and printed at the War Office, 1916.'

Manuscript annotations depict boundaries of Vilayets, Sanjaks and Kazas; General Milne's Line; Line of Paris Greek Commission; Line of London Smyrna Commission; Line showing Greek claim of 19 February 1920; Line of Turkish Demilitarized Zone; and percentages of Races for complete Kazas, together with a list of Kazas. The manuscript annotations have been used in the compilation of folio 6.

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

A copy of this map, without the annotations, is filed at Maps MOD GSGS 2555.

Extent and format
1 map sheet
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale 1:1,000,000
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Projection
Projection of the International Map
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 40° 0' 0" N, 24° 0' 0" E
Top-right: 40° 0' 0" N, 30° 0' 0" E
Bottom-left: 36° 0' 0" N, 24° 0' 0" E
Bottom-right: 36° 0' 0" N, 30° 0' 0" E
Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour, with manuscript additions in coloured ink, watercolour and crayon

Dimensions: 446 x 541mm, on sheet 636 x 650mm

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English in Latin script
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'Izmir (Smyrna)'. With boundaries added in manuscript [‎5r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F112/570, f 5, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100146604659.0x00000a> [accessed 18 January 2025]

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