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'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'. With overprints showing ethnic information, boundaries and communications [34v] (4/4)
The record is made up of 2 map sheets. It was created in 1917-1920?. 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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Folios 33 and 34 are copies of the same map.
Bears the imprint 'Published by the Royal Geographical Society, 1910. Railways inserted to November, 1917' and the series designation 'G[eographical].S[ection].,G[eneral].S[taff]., No. 2901.' 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, railways, telegraphs, settlements, ancient canals, place names and international boundaries. The sheet bears the printed note 'International Boundaries as in July, 1914'. A 1921 edition of this base map A map portraying background detail. is at Maps 46970.(44.) although lacks a GSGS designation, yet includes a set of accompanying notes published by the Royal Geographical Society in 1910, including details of compilation material The preparatory material from which a final map will be produced. .
Coloured overprints Additional information printed on to an existing map. depict areas of 'Kurds', 'Arabs', 'Mixed Races' and 'debateable lands between Arabs and Kurds'; possible boundaries for Mesopotamia; aircraft landing-grounds and railways; and proposed permanent garrisons.
- Extent and format
- 2 map sheets
- Area map covers
- Map loading...
- Scale
- Scale 1:2,000,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Projection Any method by which the earth’s curved surface may be transposed (or projected) on to a flat surface.
- Conical with standard parallels at 32°N and 40°N
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 41° 43' 0.12" N, 32° 45' 0" E
Top-right: 41° 43' 0.12" N, 50° 12' 0" E
Bottom-left: 29° 19' 59.88" N, 32° 45' 0" E
Bottom-right: 29° 19' 59.88" N, 50° 12' 0" E - Physical characteristics
Materials: Printed in colour
Dimensions: 612 x 745mm, on sheet 780 x 860mm
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Mss Eur F112/570, ff 33-34
- Title
- 'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia'. With overprints showing ethnic information, boundaries and communications
- Pages
- 33r:34v
- Author
- Royal Geographical Society
- Usage terms
- Public Domain