‘Plan 5 showing probable position of Turks near Rota, 21st Jan. 1915’
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Distinctive Features: Rough sketch showing the Tigris River near Rota [Ar Rawtah] drawn from plan prepared by G.S. India showing the position of British and Arab forces, including the location of camps, trenches and guns.
‘Plan 6. Panorama from Fort Snipe to illustrate first phase of the operations against Amara’
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Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1921. Distinctive Features: View from Fort Snipe at the Tigris River bend near Qurna drawn from plan prepared by G.S. India; landmarks labelled for reference with position and number of Turkish forces reported.
Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1921. Distinctive Features: Sketch map drawn from plan prepared by General Staff India showing the position of enemy’s forces along River Euphrates with landmarks lettered for reference and a key provided in the upper left-hand corner of sheet. Oriented with west ...
‘Plan 9. Sketch Map of Battlefield of Kut Al ‘Amara’
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Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1921. Distinctive Features: Sketch map showing details of battle of Kut Al ‘Amara, 28th September 1915 drawn from plan prepared by G.S. India with lines of Turkish entrenchment and obstructions on the River Tigris marked.
‘Plan 10. Sketch Map to illustrate Operations for the Relief of Kut’
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Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1921. Distinctive Features: Sketch map showing operations for the relief of Kut Al ‘Amara drawn from plan prepared by G.S. India with position of British trenches (8-9 March) and lines of Turkish entrenchment marked and details on width and depth of canal banks give...
Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1921. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. General map of Southern Mesopotamia from Baghdad down to the Persian Gulf with Turco-Persian frontier indicated by dash-dot line, and areas liable to inundation, marshes and channels, including a new channel be...
Imprint: Hydrographic Department Admiralty, 1921. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings. Map of Shatt Al Arab with additions in red showing the movements of Turkish military forces and oil works and pipe line in Abadan area. Contains notations concerni...
‘Plan 7. The Euphrates between Basra & Nasiriya, 24th June, 1915’
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Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1921. Compiled from map produced by the Intelligence Branch G.S. I.E.F. “D” serial no. 34. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by contours. General map of the Euphrates River between Basra and Nasiriya [Nasiriyah] showing various channels with marshes depicted in ...
Imprint: Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. Reg. No. 218 E.D.D. 1914 General Staff. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. General map of the Lower Mesopotamia showing communication features including roads, canals and telegraph lines issued to illustrate...
Imprint: Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. Reg. No. 218 E.D.D. 1914 General Staff – 500. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. General map of the Lower Mesopotamia showing communication features including roads, canals and telegraph lines issued to illu...
