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'Syria. Jaffa - Damascus'. With manuscript additions showing boundary information [44v] (2/2)
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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Covers the Syrian coastline extending fifty miles north and south of Haifa and 120 miles inland. [Includes parts of present-day Jordan and the geographical region of Palestine.] Printed map sheet portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. and shading, depths by soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. , railways, roads and tracks, telegraphs, settlements, place names, places of worship and water sources. Bears the imprints 'Geographical Section, General Staff, No. 2321' and 'War Office, July, 1915. Corrections, Dec. 1916'. The map also bears the blocked-out imprint 'For official use only' together with details of commercial sales agents. A copy of this map is also held at Maps 48495.(27.). A copy of the map with the 'For official use only' imprint left visible and omitting the details of commercial sales agents is held at Maps MOD GSGS 2321.
Manuscript additions portray the northern boundary of Mandatory Palestine with accompanying explanatory note, and also highlight several settlements.
Creation end date derived from establishment of Mandatory Palestine.
Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. bears the stamp 'Eastern Department' and the manuscript annotation 'Syria (Jaffa, Damascus) (1/250 000)'.
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- 1 map sheet
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- Scale 1:250,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 33° 30' 0" N, 34° 30' 0" E
Top-right: 33° 30' 0" N, 37° 0' 0" E
Bottom-left: 32° 0' 0" N, 34° 30' 0" E
Bottom-right: 32° 0' 0" N, 37° 0' 0" E - Physical characteristics
Materials: Printed in colour, with manuscript additions in pencil and crayon
Dimensions: 681 x 946mm, on sheet 762 x 1025mm
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Mss Eur F112/570, f 44
- Title
- 'Syria. Jaffa - Damascus'. With manuscript additions showing boundary information
- Pages
- 44r:44v
- Author
- War Office
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- Public Domain
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- Mss Eur F112/570, f 44
- Title
- 'Syria. Jaffa - Damascus'. With manuscript additions showing boundary information
- Pages
- 44r:44v
- Author
- Unknown annotator
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