Created by the War Office. Bears the imprint 'G[eographical].S[ection].G[eneral].S[taff]. No. 2904'. Covers Syria together with the geographical region of Palestine, present-day Jordan and Lebanon, and parts of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Iraq. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and ...
'Portion of Chart No. 748B showing sea line within which lies the Arabian Peninsula.'
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Covers the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, including hinterlands to a width of approximately 150 miles beyond which detail diminishes. Comprises a base map, overprint and manuscript additions. The base map is produced from British Admiralty Chart No. 748B titled 'Indian Ocean - Northern...
'Arabia and Middle East'. 'Friendly' and 'hostile' confederations
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Two identical map sheets covering the Arabian Peninsula and Middle East. Sheets portray hydrology, railways, roads, settlements, place names and, within the Arabian Peninsula, the boundaries and names of 'friendly' and 'hostile' confederations. (Another copy at Mss Eur F112/555, f 1 and Mss Eur ...
Maps of the First World War Campaign in Mesopotamia
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Maps as follows: f 1 'Arabia and Middle East'. 'Friendly' and 'Hostile' Confederations with manuscript additions [1916?] f 2 'Lower Mesopotamia between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf'. Created by the War Office, 1916 f 3 'Country North of the Persian Gulf'. Created by the War Office, 1916 f 4 'Ske...
'Arabia and Middle East'. 'Friendly' and 'Hostile' Confederations with manuscript additions
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Covers the Arabian Peninsula and Middle East. Portrays hydrology, railways, roads, settlements, place names and, within the Arabian Peninsula, the boundaries and names of 'friendly' and 'hostile' confederations. Manuscript additions show unreferenced supplementary shaded areas. Creation date d...
'Lower Mesopotamia between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf'
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Created by the War Office. Covers the northernmost seventy miles of the Persian Gulf and its hinterland extending 270 miles to the north and west in present-day Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Portrays freshwater and coastal hydrology (including soundings and submarine contours), relief by ...
Classified 'Secret'. Created by the War Office. Covers the northernmost fifty miles of the Persian Gulf and its hinterland extending 400 miles to the north and west into Lower Mesopotamia in present-day Iraq and Iran. Portrays freshwater and coastal hydrology, roads and tracks, railways, telegr...
Created by the War Office. Covers a twenty-five mile length of the River Tigris, to a width of approximately ten miles, from Kut [Al-Kut] to Wadi [Nahr Wadi] in present-day eastern Iraq. Created to support the Allied relief of Kut and associated Battle of Dujailah against Turkish forces. Portray...
'Map Showing British Position on the Tigris 13th. December, 1916.'
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Created by the War Office. Covers a twenty-five mile length of the River Tigris, to a width of approximately ten miles, from Kut [Al-Kut] to Wadi [Nahr Wadi] in present-day eastern Iraq. Created to support the Allied relief of Kut against Turkish forces. Portrays hydrology, roads and tracks, rai...
'Map Showing British Position on the Tigris 31st. January, 1917.'
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Created by the War Office. Covers a twenty-five mile length of the River Tigris, to a width of approximately ten miles, from Kut [Al-Kut] to Wadi [Nahr Wadi] in present-day eastern Iraq. Created to support the Allied relief of Kut against Turkish forces. Portrays hydrology, roads and tracks, rai...
