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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/MIL Material Type Maps and Plans

11. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3269, f 79

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3269, f 79
Title:
Mesopotamia Railway Index Plan
Scope & Content:
An index plan of railways in Mesopotamia between Busra [Basra], Nasiriyeh [Nasiriyah], and Kut-el-Amara [Kut]. The map also indicates hydrology and settlements. Also included are tables listing railway stations between Busra and Nasiriyeh and between Kurna [Al-Qurna] and Amarah [Amara], with the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1917
Extent:
1 map sheet

12. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3270, f 102

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3270, f 102
Title:
Cross sections of the River Euphrates at Nasiriyah and Bathea
Scope & Content:
The sheet contains two cross sections. The sheet is annexed to a report included in IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3270. The first is titled ‘Section of the EUPHRATES at the Bridge of Boats at NASIRIYAH’. It depicts a cross section of the Euphrates river at the point noted in the title, indicating the width of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c Feb 1917
Extent:
2 cross sections on 1 sheet

13. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3270, f 103

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3270, f 103
Title:
‘EUPHRATES RIVER NASIRIYAH to BEDAIRI’
Scope & Content:
The map shows a section of the Euphrates river from Bedairi [Al Budayri] in the west to Nasiriyah in the east. The map indicates hydrology, settlements, and types of buildings. It also contains brief descriptions of vegetation, and provides some indication of relief. The names of towns and villa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c Feb 1917
Extent:

1 map sheet

14. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 235

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 235
Title:
‘MOHAMMERAH BAR’
Scope & Content:
The map shows soundings and some buildings on shore at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]. It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June 1917.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1917
Extent:
1 map sheet

15. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 236

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 236
Title:
‘RIVER SHATT-AL-ARAB PORT OF BASRA’
Scope & Content:
The map shows soundings and proposed new port works for Basra. The survey was conducted by Captain O’Brien and Lieutenant Kilford under the direction of Brigadier-General Sir George Buchanan. It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1917
Extent:
1 map sheet

16. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 237

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 237
Title:
‘MOUTH OF THE SHATT AL ARAB RIVER’
Scope & Content:
The map shows soundings and a proposed half tide training wall. It is reduced from the survey by Lieutenants Melhuish and Milne-Henderson (July to October 1916), with a resurvey of the outer bar by Lieutenants Maundrell and Sanderson (April 1917). It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the con...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1917
Extent:
1 map sheet

17. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 238

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 238
Title:
‘SHATT-AL-ARAB OUTER BAR’
Scope & Content:
The map shows soundings and a proposed dredged channel, but no land features. The co-ordinates are approximate. It is referred to in George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June 1917.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1917
Extent:
1 map sheet

18. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 239

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 239
Title:
‘PLAN showing Principal Ports in Persian Gulf with Town & Trade Routes served by each’
Scope & Content:
The map shows railways, political borders, towns, population sizes, and British and Russian spheres of influence. It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June 1917.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1917
Extent:
1 map sheet

19. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 240

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 240
Title:
‘PERSIAN GULF APPROACHES TO SHATT-AL-ARAB AND BAHMISHIR RIVERS NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1890’
Scope & Content:
The map shows soundings, contours, mud banks, buoys, settlements, and comments on the type of ground. The co-ordinates are approximate. It is referred to in George Buchanan’s report of 20 June 1917.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1917
Extent:
1 map sheet

20. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 241

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3283, f 241
Title:
‘MOUTH OF THE SHATT AL ARAB RIVER’
Scope & Content:
The map shows soundings, contours and the correct position of channel buoys in April 1911. The co-ordinates are approximate. It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June 1917.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1917
Extent:
1 map sheet