A printed map of the Hejaz Railway from Damascus to Mekka [Mecca]. The map is a copy of an original that was produced by Hajji Mukhtar Bey, Technical Adviser of the Hejaz Railway, and compiled by Captain (Artillery) Eumer Zekki and Lieutenant Hassan Muin, in the Printing Works of the Ottoman Min...
'PERSIAN GULF: Sketch of APPROACHES TO KUWAIT HARBOUR AND SHATT AL ARAB'
Scope & Content:
The map shows the channels of the 'Shatt al Arab or Basra River' and their depths with soundings in fathoms. The map indicates hydrology and settlements, with brief descriptions of topography and vegetation. A key indicates lighting in the waterways (fixed and flashing) and gravel, mud, rock, sa...
The map shows Basra, Kuwait and Mohammerah and also indicates hydrology and settlement with brief descriptions of topography and some indication of relief. It is described as sheet 4 (Basra) in which the other sheets are 1 (Baghdad), 2 (Amara), and 3 (Samara). Two notes explain the significanc...
THE TIGRIS-EUPHRATES DELTA SHOWING POSSIBLE LINES OF RAILWAY
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The map shows the Tigris-Euphrates delta indicating the proposed routes of a number of railway lines. The map also indicates the course of the Tigris, Euphrates and Karun rivers as well as water management features such as the proposed 'Feluja Barrage' and 'proposed head regulator for the Habban...
Annexe Numéro V. MAP TO SHOW THE LIMITS OF KOWEIT AND ADJACENT COUNTRY.
Scope & Content:
The map shows the northern part of the Persian Gulf centred on Kuwait and its surrounding country. Underneath the title a note indicates the scale as 1 inch to 48 miles. Regions marked include Northern Arabistan, Southern Arabistan, Western Luristan, Eastern Luristan, and Bakhtiyari Country. The...
Annexe Numéro 5A. SKETCH MAP OF THE PERSIAN GULF AND ARABIAN COAST
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The map shows part of the Persian Gulf and part of the Arabian coast. The map also indicates settlements, with brief descriptions of topography and vegetation. A short note beneath the title gives the scale of the map at 1 inch to 60 miles. A reference note gives the key to the route of the Indo...
MAP TO SHOW THE LIMITS OF KOWEIT AND ADJACENT COUNTRY
Scope & Content:
The map shows the northern part of the Persian Gulf centred on Kuwait and its surrounding country. Underneath the title a note indicates the scale as 1 inch to 48 miles. Regions marked include Northern Arabistan, Southern Arabistan, Western Luristan, Eastern Luristan, and Bakhtiyari Country. The...
MAP TO SHOW THE LIMITS OF KOWEIT AND ADJACENT COUNTRY
Scope & Content:
The map shows the northern part of the Persian Gulf centred on Kuwait and its surrounding country. Underneath the title a note indicates the scale as 1 inch to 48 miles. Regions marked include Northern Arabistan, Southern Arabistan, Western Luristan, Eastern Luristan, and Bakhtiyari Country. The...
Sheet No. II MAP OF SHATT-AL-'ARAB & BAHMANSHIR INCLUDING MUHAMMAREH AND 'ABBADAN I. MAP No. 4
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Map depicting the water channels of the Shatt al Arab and Bahmanshir River near Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] and 'Abbadan [Ābādān] Island. The map indicates settlements, hydrology, and boundaries. The map features an additional line marked in green coloured ink to indicate the boundary proposed by H...
Map No. 1 Sketch map showing TURCO-PERSIAN FRONTIER AS OCCUPIED BY PERSIA WEST AND SOUTH OF HAWIZEH
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This map, printed by the War Office in July 1912, depicts the Turco-Persian Frontier in the vicinity of the towns of Hawizeh, Basrah and Mohammerah. The map indicates other settlements, hydrology, vegetation and areas of cultivation. The boundary is noted with a line and a corresponding note '...
