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Mss Eur F112/558
- Record Id:
- 040-002308546
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002307428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001491.0x00024f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100136410723.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F112/558
- Title:
- Maps 'Berlin-Baghdad or "Mittel Europa"'
- Scope & Content:
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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 Powers of the First World War, or the 'Berlin-Baghdad' Railway.
The maps bear the imprint 'G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd., 127, Strand, London' and depict the route of the approximately 2,000 mile railway line (partly built, partly proposed) from Berlin to Baghdad. The sheets portray hydrology, relief by hachures and spot heights, settlements, place names and international boundaries. Shading distinguishes Allied, Central Powers and neutral countries. Areas of Pan-German expansion are also indicated, and a table shows the areas and populations of Central Powers countries. Part of the title is in German.
Dates derived from neutral countries' later allegiances.
Two editions of the map are held:
- f 1 Lithograph depicting Rumania [Romania] as neutral, with later watercolour wash to show her subsequent Allied allegiance. 1916-17
- f 2 Lithograph depicting Rumania's Allied allegiance. 1916-17.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002307428
036-002308534
040-002308546 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F111-112 : Papers of the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India 1898-1905; Lord Privy Seal 1915-19; Foreign Secretary 1919-24
Mss Eur F111-112 Series 99 : Lord Curzon: papers relating to the First World War: maps
Mss Eur F112/558 : Maps 'Berlin-Baghdad or "Mittel Europa"' - Contains:
- Mss Eur F112/558, f 1 : Lithograph depicting Rumania as neutral, with later watercolour wash to show her subsequent Allied allegiance
Mss Eur F112/558, f 2 : Lithograph depicting Rumania's Allied allegiance
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Mss Eur F112/558 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002307428[0102]/036-002308534[0012]/040-002308546
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F111-112
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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2 map sheets
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001491.0x00024f
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
German - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1916
- End Date:
- 1917
- Date Range:
- 1916-1917
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)