The map shows the port of Basra and the location of various buildings including the British consulate, German Agency, Turkish naval hospital and quarantine ships in the Shatt al-Arab waterway.
I SKETCH MAP OF MESOPOTAMIA AND THE TURCO-PERSIAN FRONTIER
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The map shows Mesopotamia and the Turco-Persian frontier with the main rivers and cities. A red line indicates the principal pilgrim route from Hamadan, Persia, to Nejef.
'GROUND PLAN OF THE GREAT MOSQUE OF NEJEF MESHED ALI'
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The plan shows the ground plan of the Great Mosque of Nejef. It shows the different areas, gates, window, the tomb of Ali, and the location of the Sunni mosque and the mosque of the Dervishes.
File 842/1912 'Sanitary Mission to Turco-Persian Frontier'
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, tables, plans and notes, relating to concerns over sanitation near the Turco-Persian border, and diplomatic implications. Correspondence discusses the British concern that Germany was using health matters to establish a footing i...
