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IOR/W/L/PS/10/56 (ii)
- Record Id:
- 041-003358917
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544688
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038626817.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100049619925.0x000001
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/W/L/PS/10/56 (ii)
- Title:
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'SOUTH-EAST TURKEY IN ASIA. BUSRA'
- Scope & Content:
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The map shows Basra, Kuwait and Mohammerah and also indicates hydrology and settlement with brief descriptions of topography and some indication of relief. It is described as sheet 4 (Basra) in which the other sheets are 1 (Baghdad), 2 (Amara), and 3 (Samara).
Two notes explain the significance of lines drawn in green and red ink concerning the Turco-Persian boundary. The first note explains: 'The green lines form the boundaries of the Frontier Zone laid down by Colonels Williams and Tchirikoff, as placed on record in the Identical Map of 1869'. The second note explains: 'The Frontier as defined by the Mediating Commissioners in 1850 is marked by a red line.'
The map bears the information 'War Office, August, 1906'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000544688
040-000544783
041-003358917 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/10 : Departmental Papers: Political and Secret Separate (or Subject) Files
IOR/L/PS/10/56 : File 2764/1904 Pt 1 'Baghdad Railway: general negotiations 1904-07.'
IOR/W/L/PS/10/56 (ii) : SOUTH-EAST TURKEY IN ASIA. BUSRA - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0010]/036-000544688[0056]/040-000544783[0003]/041-003358917
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 map
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100049619925.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1906
- End Date:
- 1906
- Date Range:
- 1906
- Era:
- CE
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 47.18,29.04,49.14,30.61
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 47°10’48”-E 49°8’24”/N 30°36’36”-N 29°2’24”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Printed on paper
Dimensions: 600 x 710mm
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)