The map accompanies The Campaign in Mesopotamia 1914-1918. Volume III, and shows portions of Turkey, Persia, Syria, Arabia and Egypt, indicating regions, cities, major roads and rivers. Seas and lakes are printed in blue. Prepared in the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence, ...
The map accompanies The Campaign in Mesopotamia 1914-1918. Volume III, and shows portions of Iraq and Persia, indicating boundaries, cities, towns and roads. Relief is shown with hachures, and rivers and marshes are printed in blue. Prepared in the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperia...
Imprint: Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. S.D.O. No. 3949-3-25. Distinctive Features: Sketch map of Baghdad and surrounding area produced to illustrate the movements of the British military forces on the 7th March 1917 with position of various brigades and regimen...
Imprint: Vandyked at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. S.D.O. 3939-2-25. Distinctive Features: Sketch map of Kut-Al-Amara [Al-Kūt] and surrounding area produced to illustrate the movements of the British military forces on the 20th April 1916 with location of Turkish lines and advanced...
‘Rough Sketch Map Illustrating the Defence of Shaiba on 12th April 1915 and Apparent Movements of the Turkish Forces’
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Imprint: General Staff India. S.D.O. No. 1242, June, 1915. Distinctive Features: Sketch map of Shaiba and surrounding area issued as an ‘Appendix B’ to illustrate British military operations on 12th April 1915 showing the British and enemy forces with guns position indicated. Bottom right ...
‘Operations on 12 April 1915 Sketched from R.H.A. position on No. 8 Picquet Hill Looking Towards Zubair’
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Imprint: General Staff India. S.D.O. No. 1249, June, 1915. Distinctive Features: View of Shaiba battlefield and surrounding area issued as an ‘Appendix C’ to illustrate British military operations on the 12 April 1915 showing the British and enemy forces with landmarks labelled for reference...
‘Panorama from Kiln Post, Shaiba Shewing Ground Over which Arabs Attacked on the morning of 13th April 1915’
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Imprint: General Staff India. S.D.O. No. 1248, June, 1915. Distinctive Features: View of Shaiba battlefield and surrounding area issued as an ‘Appendix 12’ to illustrate enemy’s military operations on the 13th April 1915 with landmarks labelled for reference. Bottom right hand corner: ‘(Sd...
‘Panorama from Watch Tower on out Extreme Left on 14th April 1915 Looking Towards Bar Jisiyah Woods’
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Imprint: General Staff India. S.D.O. No. 1250, June, 1915. Distinctive Features: View of Shaiba battlefield and surrounding area issued as an ‘Appendix 13’ to illustrate British military operations on the 13th April 1915 showing the movements of British and enemy forces with landmarks labell...
‘Panorama from Zubair Gate, Basrah. Shewing the Flooded Desert and Various Convoy Routes to Old Basrah and Shaiba’
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Imprint: General Staff India. S.D.O. No. 1251, June, 1915. Distinctive Features: View of Shaiba battlefield and surrounding area issued as an ‘Appendix 14’ to illustrate British military operations on the 13th April 1915 with landmarks labelled for reference. Bottom right hand corner: ‘(Sd...
‘Map of Operations Against Dilwar 10th to 16th August 1915’
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Imprint: General Staff India. S.D.O. No. 1376, October, 1915. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by contours. Sketch map of Dilwar produced to illustrate a report on British military operations in the area between the 10th and 16th August 1915 showing the location of Dilwar forts, base cam...
