‘Basra. Map No. 4’

IOR/L/PS/20/C204, f 35

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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1927. 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 sheet is one of four maps, numbered 1 to 4, included in IOR/L/PS/20/C204. In the body of the report it is entitled ‘International 1:1,000,000 Basra Sheet’.

It shows southern Iraq, Kuwait, the northern border of modern-day Saudi Arabia, and the western border of Persia [Iran].

The map portrays: the waterways and marshlands of the area; wadis, sand dunes, and other features in relief shown by hachures Lines drawn on a map to indicate the direction and steepness of slope. ; notable settlements; roads and tracks; and the route of the Baghdad-Basra railway.

Imprint ‘Ordnance Survey, 1927’.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale 1:1,000,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

It is part of

‘IRAQ COMMAND REPORT APRIL, 1924-NOVEMBER, 1926.’

76 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C204

Physical characteristics

Materials: printed on paper

Dimensions: 600 x 454mm, on sheet 718 x 557mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Archive information for this record

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: IOR/L/PS/20/C204, f 35
Date(s): 1927 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Kuwait
People & organisations: Ordnance Survey

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/20/C204, f 35
Title: ‘Basra. Map No. 4’
Pages: 35r:35v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Public Domain