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IOR/X/3174

Record Id:

040-004061080

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

036-002238108

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100135680535.0x000001

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

IOR/X/3174

Title:

'The line of Route as traversed by Lieut[enan]t. Rob[er]t. Taylor 2nd. Mad[ra]s. Cavalry from Bagdad to Bussorah via the antient [ancient] canal of the Hye'

Scope & Content:

Covers a 350-mile river route in Mesopotamia between Bagdad [Baghdad, Iraq] and Bussorah [Basra, Iraq] via the River Tigris, Hye Canal [Shatt al Gharraf, Iraq] and River Euphrates. Portrays hydrology, settlements and place names, and includes topographical and navigational notes, and some pictorial views of landscapes and significant landmarks. Detail only shown within view of river.

The verso includes an affixed stamp from the Examiner's Office of the East India Company.

Collection Area:

Map Collections

Project / Collection:

India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002238107
036-002238108
040-004061080

Is part of:

IOR/X : India Office reference collection of maps
IOR/X/1-4999 : Maps described in the 1878 published catalogue

IOR/X/3174 : The line of Route as traversed by Lieut[enan]t. Rob[er]t. Taylor 2nd. Mad[ra]s. Cavalry from Bagdad to Bussorah via the antient…

Hierarchy:

032-002238107[0001]/036-002238108[0121]/040-004061080

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/X

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 map sheet

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1808

End Date:

1818

Date Range:

c 1813

Era:

Scale:

Scale approximately 1:700,000

Scale Designator:

Horizontal

Coordinates (Decimal):

44.1667,30.4500,48.0000,33.5000

Coordinates (Degree):

E 44°10’0”-E 48°0’0”/N 33°30’0”-N 30°27’0”

Orientation:

North

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