Imprint: Vandyked at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. S.D.O. 3939-2-25. Distinctive Features: Sketch map of Kut-Al-Amara [Al-Kūt] and surrounding area produced to illustrate the movements of the British military forces on the 20th April 1916 with location of Turkish lines and advanced...
‘11. Sketch I. Showing the Elements of the Situation’ and ‘Sketch II. Showing Covered Communications’
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Imprint: Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. S.D.O. 3940. Distinctive Features: Two sketch maps of Kut [Al-Kūt] and surrounding area produced to illustrate the British campaign in Mesopotamia showing the elements of the situation and covered communications with locat...
‘12. Organisation of Communications in Summer & Autumn 1916’
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Imprint: Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. Distinctive Features: Sketch map of Lower Mesopotamia from Samarra down to the Persian Gulf produced to illustrate the British campaign in Mesopotamia showing communication features across the region with marching routes a...
‘13. Shaikh Saad and Kut-Al-Amara. Situation 22nd December 1916’
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Imprint: Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. Simla Drawing Office, No. 3942, March 1925. S.D.O. 3936. Distinctive Features: Map of Shaikh Saad and Kut-Al-Amara [Al-Kūt] compiled from ground and air reconnaissance, produced to illustrate the movements of the British a...
‘14. Shaikh Saad and Kut-Al-Amara. Situation 6 p.m. 1st February 1917’
Scope & Content:
Imprint: Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. Simla Drawing Office, No. 3943, March 1925. S.D.O. 3936. Distinctive Features: Map of Shaikh Saad and Kut-Al-Amara [Al-Kūt] compiled from ground and air reconnaissance, produced to illustrate the movements of the British a...
Naval Staff monographs (historical) vol 4 no 15 - Naval operations in Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
This monograph concerns operations in Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf from the outbreak of war with Germany to the fall of Kut on 29th April 1916. It is organised into the following chapters: the theatre of operations; the attitutude of Turkey; the inception of the expedition; landing of the ex...
Plan 3 showing operations against Qurna, 4th December 1914
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Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1921. Distinctive Features: Depth shown by soundings recorded in feet at low water. Plan of Shatt al ’Arab River near Qurna drawn from plan prepared by Lieutenant of H.M.S. ‘Espiegle’ showing the position of British forces on 4 December 1914, including location of...
Plan 4 showing operations against Qurna, 8th December 1914
Scope & Content:
Imprint: Ordnance Survey, 1921. Distinctive Features: Depth shown by soundings recorded in feet at low water. Plan of Shatt al ’Arab River near Qurna drawn from plan prepared by Lieutenant of H.M.S. ‘Espiegle’ showing the position of British forces on 8 December 1914, including location of ...
‘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’
Scope & Content:
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.
