A map of Mesopotamia and western Iran indicating railway routes, including those under construction. The map also shows topography, hydrology, and human settlements. The railway lines are colour coded to indicate gauge width. Notes at the bottom of the sheet give details of corrections and upda...
A map of Mesopotamia and western Iran indicating railway routes. The map also shows hydrology and human settlements. The railway lines are colour coded to indicate gauge width. A note at the bottom of the sheet states that it was copied from Plan No. S 2434 and Plan No. S 2212 of the Director o...
The map shows the region of Luristān [Lorestān] in south-western Persia, and the surrounding area of eastern Iraq. It is found in the Military Report on (S.-W.) Persia, Volume V. Luristan compiled by Lieutenant A T Wilson, Indian Army, Political Department. The map includes a printing statemen...
The map highlights the regions of Turanian-speaking peoples in the world, and is colour-coded to indicate majority and minority regions of: Turks; Urgo-Finns and Samoyeds; Mongols and Manchu-Tungusians. Red text overlaid on the map outlines the percentage or number of people which it counts as re...
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.
Map marked as for official use only, produced by the General Staff, India, and showing major and minor routes across Persia [Iran], marked in red and green ink respectively. Routes are numbered, and refer to the route descriptions given in the accompanying volume. A key below the map classifies ...
Key Map to Boundaries of Military Report Areas in Mesopotamia
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This map shows the overall designation of various military region across Iraq from 1923. It also shows the major hydrological features of Mesopotamia, namely the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in relation to the boundaries of Iraq's ten military areas.
Key Map to Boundaries of Military Report Areas in 'Iraq
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This map shows the distribution of ten military areas in Iraq designated for British military purposes. The map shows Iraq's hydrology counterpoised to the boundaries of its ten military areas.
'Sketch map showing territorial dispositions of the Persian Army'
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This map depicts the territorial dispositions of the Persian Army and focuses mainly on Persia and its neighbouring countries. The monochrome map is marked with red to show the various divisions of Persia and the most prominent native groups in each area. Divisional Headquarters are marked by sm...
'Ahwar Rapids. Longitudinal section of main line of rocks.'
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This vertical map of the Ahwar [Ahvaz] Rapids illustrates the probable maximum high flood level and probable ordinary high flood level, and the rock types and heights, found at the longitudinal section of the main line of rocks on the plan of the Rapids (IOR/L/MIL/17/15/15, f 11). This item is ...