The map shows railways which are proposed, under construction, and extant, with size of gauge marked in different colours. It also shows settlements, rivers, and roads. The map is part of a report by Major-General Sir Francis Edward Freeland entitled ‘On the Working and Future Development of th...
The map shows the River Tigris with the embankments to stop flooding marked in red. Also shown are settlements, trees, the extent of flooding, the availability of drinking water and fuel, and descriptions of ground, such as desert. The map is part of a report by Major-General Sir Francis Edward...
Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete)
Scope & Content:
The volumes contain the General Routine Orders [until 25 September 1916 referred to as Force Routine Orders] by the Commander of Indian Expeditionary Force D between 28 December 1915 and 10 July 1918, along with annexures to these orders and lists issued with the orders. Topics covered include: ...
This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division: August 1916). It is an introductory volume containing matter of a general nature giving an account of conditions in Mesopotamia. The volume includes a note on official use, title page and ''No...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, Armenian, English, Kurdish, Persian, Syriac, Classical, and Turkish
This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume III, Central Mesopotamia with Sourthern Kurdistan and the Syrian Desert (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, January, 1917), covering the Tigris and Euphrates from Baghdad and Fellūjeh [Fallujah] to Mosul and Meskeneh [Maskanah], the Lesser...
‘Fig. 14. Geological Sketch Map of Mesopotamia and the Adjacent Regions’
Scope & Content:
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.’.
Sheet no. 1 of a map of southwest Persia [Iran], compiled in the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster General’s Department in India, by Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sever Bell (Victoria Cross, Royal Engineers), Assistant Quartermaster General, January 1885. The map indicates: re...
A short history in English, Gurmukhi & Urdu of the Royal Pavilion Brighton and a description of it as a hospital for Indian soldiers, 1915. Brighton Corporation, 1915.
The map accompanies MILITARY REPORT on PERSIA Vol. IV Part I. and shows the city of Kerman and environs in central Persia, indicating built-up areas, roads, cultivation, hydrology, and relief with contours, spot heights and form lines. The map bears a printing statement which reads 'Simla Drawi...
