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‘Fig. 8. Distribution of the Chief Recorded Mineral Localities in Persia, Armenia, and Mesopotamia’
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Distinctive Features: Sketch map of the Middle East produced to illustrate the geology of Mesopotamia and surrounding region showing the distribution of the chief mineral deposits in the region with a key provided in the bottom margin. Also shows the international boundaries and boundaries of t...
‘Fig. 9. Distribution of Oil Springs and Bituminous Deposits of Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf’
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Distinctive Features: Sketch map of the Middle East region produced to illustrate the geology of Mesopotamia and surrounding area showing distribution of the oil springs and bituminous deposits in the region. The three lines along which the oil springs and gypsum deposits of the area occur acco...
‘Fig. 14. Geological Sketch Map of Mesopotamia and the Adjacent Regions’
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Distinctive Features: Sketch map of the Middle East produced to illustrate the geology of Mesopotamia and surrounding region colour coded to show geological periods with a key provided in the bottom left-hand corner. Bottom left-hand corner below neat line: ‘Admiralty War Staff I.D.’.
The volume consists of a report that was prepared for the Army Council by Sir John Prescott Hewett on the administration and finance of irrigation and agriculture schemes in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The report is divided into three main sections: The Scheme for Agricultural Development in 1918. Agric...
‘LOWER MESOPOTAMIA BETWEEN BAGHDAD AND THE PERSIAN GULF’
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The map shows cultivation in Lower Mesopotamia [Iraq] between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf. Rice cultivation is shown in dark green, while other cultivation is shown in light green. The map also shows the positions of settlements, rivers, railways, and highlights mountainous terrain. The Turco-P...
The map shows the state of the roads in and around Basra City. Different categories of roads are highlighted in different colours as follows: concrete roads (solid red line), metalled roads (red dashes), proposed metalled roads (small red dashes), kutcha roads (solid green line), proposed kutcha...
‘CANAL AND COMMUNICATION MAP OF MESOPOTAMIA SHEET No 1’
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The maps shows canals, rivers, railways and roads – lines of communication – in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. Existing canals and rivers are shown in blue, proposed new canals and extensions as dashed blue lines, railways as black lines, and roads as thin red lines. District boundaries are indicated as th...
‘CANAL AND COMMUNICATION MAP OF MESOPOTAMIA SHEET No 2’
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The maps shows canals, rivers, railways and roads – lines of communication – in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. Existing canals and rivers are shown in blue, proposed new canals and extensions as dashed blue lines, railways as black lines, and roads as thin red lines. District boundaries are indicated as th...
Note on military organization in Mesopotamia and North Persia, explaining the interim and eventual establishments and conditions. London: War Office, Jan 1920.
