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032-002307428 Place Baghdad, Asia

1. Mss Eur F112/558

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Mss Eur F112/558
Title:
Maps 'Berlin-Baghdad or "Mittel Europa"'
Scope & Content:
These maps represent a British impression of the expansionist ambitions of the German State during the First World War derived from the writings of Pan-Germanic authors of the period, in particular Paul Anton de Lagarde. The map represents the route of the railway project that links the Central ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1916-1917
Extent:

2 map sheets

2. Mss Eur F112/555, f 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/555, f 2
Title:
'Lower Mesopotamia between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf'
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 map sheet

3. Mss Eur F111/358

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/358
Title:
Notes Prepared for Reference during Curzon’s Tour of the Persian Gulf, and Other Papers on Persia and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf, including a document entitled ‘Notes on current topics prepared for reference during his Excellency the Viceroy’s tour in the Persian Gulf, November 1903.’ It also includes printed extracts of letters relating to the tour f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
4 Aug 1895-21 Nov 1903
Extent:

1 file (337 folios)

4. Mss Eur F112/571, ff 8-8a

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F112/571, ff 8-8a
Title:
'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia. Map Showing Present Disposition of Troops With Reference to Railheads.'
Scope & Content:
Folio 8: Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2901, comprising a base map with overprint. The base map bears the imprint 'Published by the Royal Geographical Society, 1910. Railways inserted to November, 1917' and portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights, roads, telegraphs, settlements, p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1917-1920
Extent:

1 map sheet and 1 folio