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Distinctive Features: Sketch map of the ancient Tigris and Euphrates delta produced to illustrate ‘Report on the Development of Mesopotamia’ showing the irrigation system with approximate course of the Old Tigris and position of ancient and existing canals. Contains explanatory notes on history...
‘Cross Sections of the River Tigris between Baghdad and Basra’
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Distinctive Features: Seven longitudinal sections produced to illustrate ‘Report on the Development of Mesopotamia’ showing water levels in high flood including flood discharge and tide with mean sea levels recorded during 1915 survey. Measurements reported and compared with Sir William Willcoc...
Geology of Mesopotamia and its Borderlands. London: Intelligence Div, Admiralty Naval Staff, May 1918
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A printed volume regarding the geology of Mesopotamia and the surrounding region. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and printed by the Admiralty Naval Staff, Intelligence Department. The volume contains five maps and nine diagrams. The volume is divided up into the following ...
‘Fig. 1 Advance of the Euphrates-Tigris delta since early historic times (after maps of de Morgan)’
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Distinctive Features: Map of the Tigris-Euphrates Delta produced to illustrate the geology of Mesopotamia and surrounding region based on Jacques de Morgan’s research. Shows the advance of delta over the time with the Persian Gulf’s coast in time of Sennacherib B.C. by pecked line; the coastlin...
‘Fig. 6 The Former Extension of Lake Urmia (after de Morgan)’
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Distinctive Features: Map of the Lake Urmia produced to illustrate the geology of Mesopotamia and surrounding region based on Jacques de Morgan’s research. The extent of the Lake Urmia shore line during Pliocene shown by pecked line with the highest and lowest levels of the present lake indica...
‘Fig. 8. Distribution of the Chief Recorded Mineral Localities in Persia, Armenia, and Mesopotamia’
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Distinctive Features: Sketch map of the Middle East produced to illustrate the geology of Mesopotamia and surrounding region showing the distribution of the chief mineral deposits in the region with a key provided in the bottom margin. Also shows the international boundaries and boundaries of t...
‘Fig. 9. Distribution of Oil Springs and Bituminous Deposits of Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf’
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Distinctive Features: Sketch map of the Middle East region produced to illustrate the geology of Mesopotamia and surrounding area showing distribution of the oil springs and bituminous deposits in the region. The three lines along which the oil springs and gypsum deposits of the area occur acco...
‘Fig. 14. Geological Sketch Map of Mesopotamia and the Adjacent Regions’
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Distinctive Features: Sketch map of the Middle East produced to illustrate the geology of Mesopotamia and surrounding region colour coded to show geological periods with a key provided in the bottom left-hand corner. Bottom left-hand corner below neat line: ‘Admiralty War Staff I.D.’.
The volume consists of a report that was prepared for the Army Council by Sir John Prescott Hewett on the administration and finance of irrigation and agriculture schemes in Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The report is divided into three main sections: The Scheme for Agricultural Development in 1918. Agric...
‘LOWER MESOPOTAMIA BETWEEN BAGHDAD AND THE PERSIAN GULF’
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The map shows cultivation in Lower Mesopotamia [Iraq] between Baghdad and the Persian Gulf. Rice cultivation is shown in dark green, while other cultivation is shown in light green. The map also shows the positions of settlements, rivers, railways, and highlights mountainous terrain. The Turco-P...
