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11. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/22, f 61

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/22, f 61
Title:
KURDISTAN AND THE KURDISH TRIBES
Scope & Content:
The map shows Kurdistan and the surrounding region, which includes parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. It is marked with the names of Kurdish tribes to record their known locations. It is used to accompany the General Staff, India publication entitled Kurdistan and the Kurds. Regions where t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1919
Extent:
1 map

12. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1, p 363

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1, p 363
Title:
Map 2. Mesopotamia. Racial Divisions
Scope & Content:
Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1916. Distinctive Features: General map of Mesopotamia [Iraq] showing ethnic division with the approximate location of the various ethnic groups (Arabs, Kurds and mixed races) across the region marked in colour and explained in a table of reference at the lower left...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 map

13. IOR/L/MIL/7/16933, f 433

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/16933, f 433
Title:
‘Persia and Afghanistan’
Scope & Content:
Printed sheet bearing the series designation ‘Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2149’ and providing full country coverage of Persia [Iran] and Afghanistan with significant partial coverage of present-day Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Iraq. Portrays hydrology, relie...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1919
Extent:
1 map sheet

14. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/55, f 41

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/55, f 41
Title:
‘LOWER MESOPOTAMIA BETWEEN BAGHDAD AND THE PERSIAN GULF’
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1919
Extent:
1 map

15. IOR/L/MIL/5/802, f 39

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/5/802, f 39
Title:
Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia
Scope & Content:
The map shows Eastern Turkey, Syria, Mesopotamia [Iraq] and parts of the surrounding areas. It indicates topography, hydrology, settlements, and routes of roads, railways and telegraphs. The map bears the printing statement: 'Published by the Royal Geographical Society, 1920. Railways inserted ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910-1921
Extent:
1 map

16. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/46, f 194

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/46, f 194
Title:
'Communications Map' Area No. 9'
Scope & Content:
This map shows the region of central Kurdistan as area 9 among ten designated military areas of Iraq from 1929. The map also shows elements of the region important for military purposes such as hydrology and communications infrastructure, including roads, telegraph lines, and railways.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1929
Extent:
1 Map

17. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/15, f 12 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/15, f 12 2
Title:
Cross sections of the Ahwar Rapids
Scope & Content:
This vertical map illustrates three cross-sections of the Ahwar [Ahvaz] Rapids. The cross-sections are labelled 2945, 2860 and 2810. They correspond to reference numbers which can be found on the IOR/L/MIL/17/15/15, f 11. This item is one of three maps located on a larger sheet (folio 12).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1917
Extent:
1 map

18. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/9, f 83

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/9, f 83
Title:
‘Index to road reports.’
Scope & Content:
Map of south west Persia, showing coastlines, rivers, and the region’s principal towns and cities. Red lines between towns, which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4 and 4a, indicate road routes that are described in detail in part IV of the enclosing volume (ff 84-175).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1885
Extent:
1 map

19. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/44, f 222

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/44, f 222
Title:
Tribal and Communications Map of Area 6
Scope & Content:
This map shows the tribal composition of the Lower Euphrates Region of Iraq, alongside various infrastructural elements relevant to military use such as roads, railways, telegraph lines, and human settlements.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923
Extent:

1 Map

20. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/55, f 43

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/55, f 43
Title:
‘CANAL AND COMMUNICATION MAP OF MESOPOTAMIA SHEET No 1’
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1919
Extent:
1 map