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IOR/X/12043
- Record Id:
- 040-004299280
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002239808
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100156654142.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/X/12043
- Title:
- Map showing country between Nasiriyah and Basrah', 'Sketch map of Shaiba Defences
- Scope & Content:
- Two topographical maps produced by the Intelligence Branch, General Staff I.E.F."D" (Indian Expeditionary Force in Mesopotamia) and lithographed by 3rd S&M Field Litho.
- IOR/X/12043/1-2 is comprised of two sheets pasted together, covering a contiguous area between Nasiriyah and Basrah at a scale of 1 inch to 4 miles; this map has manuscript additions in blue and red pencil, is dated 24.6.15 and has serial number 34.
- IOR/X/12043/3 comprises one sheet showing the defences of Shaiba fort at a scale of 1 inch to 200 yards; this map has manuscript additions in red ink and pencil. It is marked 'SECRET', is dated 1.3.15, and has serial number 8.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002238107
036-002239808
040-004299280 - Is part of:
- IOR/X : India Office reference collection of maps
IOR/X/12000-12999 : IOR/X/12000-12999
IOR/X/12043 : Map showing country between Nasiriyah and Basrah', 'Sketch map of Shaiba Defences - Hierarchy:
- 032-002238107[0008]/036-002239808[0056]/040-004299280
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/X
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 sheets
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1915
- End Date:
- 1915
- Date Range:
- 1915
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scales differ
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 45.9559,30.2808,48.0131,31.165
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 45°57’21”-E 48°0’47”/N 31°9’54”-N 30°16’51”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Lithographed on paper with manuscript additions in blue, red and lead pencil and in red ink; 416 mm x 813 mm or smaller.
- Former Internal References:
- 8
88 - Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bengal Sappers and Miners
Indian Expeditionary Force, 1914 - Places:
- Basra, Al Basrah, Al Başrah, Iraq, Asia
Nasiriyah, Iraq