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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1 Dec 1917. 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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The map (f 174) shows a geological representation of the area of Shahraban [Ishan Shahraban]. There is a handwritten key showing geological sections in different colours on folio 173, in the same handwriting as that on IOR/L/PS/10/815, f 170, which is dated 15 April 1919 and signed by E J Pascoe. The sheet includes the following printed statement: ‘Map Compilation Section G.H.Q.’ The map was created to complement the geological report on Mesopotamia.

Extent and format
1 map sheet
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale 1:63360
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 33° 52' 53.66" N, 44° 55' 41.95" E
Top-right: 33° 52' 53.66" N, 44° 58' 51.67" E
Bottom-left: 33° 50' 33.31" N, 44° 55' 41.95" E
Bottom-right: 33° 50' 33.31" N, 44° 58' 51.67" E
Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed on paper, coloured in ink

Dimensions: 596 x 502mm

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Map

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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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Unrestricted

Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/10/815, ff 173-174

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Date(s)
1 Dec 1917 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘SHAHRABĀN’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/815, ff 173-174, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100149251878.0x00000e> [accessed 8 July 2026]

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