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Mss Eur F112/571, ff 8-8a
- Record Id:
- 041-003470803
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002307428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100091749968.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100140102013.0x000008
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F112/571, ff 8-8a
- Title:
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'Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia. Map Showing Present Disposition of Troops With Reference to Railheads.'
- Scope & Content:
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Folio 8:
Geographical Section, General Staff No. 2901, comprising a base map with overprint.
The base map bears the imprint 'Published by the Royal Geographical Society, 1910. Railways inserted to November, 1917' and portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights, roads, telegraphs, settlements, place names and international boundaries. The sheets bear the printed note 'International Boundaries as in July, 1914'. A 1921 edition of this base map is at Maps 46970.(44.) and includes accompanying notes (including compilation details) published by the Royal Geographical Society in 1910, although lacks a GSGS designation yet contains an additional red plate (railways) and grey plate (hachures and ancient canals) that are both lacking from this version.
An overprint in blue depicts the disposition of troops and bears the printed note 'Circulated with reference to the Memorandum by the S[ecretary]. of S[tate]. for War. Dated 12-6-20.' Also portrays the railway system from Busra [Basra] to Baghdad and thence to Feluja [Al Fallūjah], Shergat [Ash Sharqāţ], Kifri and Quaritu; railways are absent from the rest of the sheet.
Folio 8a:
Classified 'Secret'.
An attached folio (typescript, with manuscript additions in pencil; 192 x 122mm) dated 29 June 1920 reads:
'Secret. Cabinet. The Situation in Mesopotamia should it be decided to evacuate North West Persia [Iran] and withdraw on all Fronts within the area covered by existing Railheads. Memorandum by the Secretary of State for War. (Paper No. C.P. 1469). The attached Map is circulated with reference to the paper on the above-mentioned subject, which was issued on the 15th instant.'
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002307428
036-002308704
040-002308706
041-003470803 - 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 115 : Lord Curzon, Foreign Secretary 1919-24: maps
Mss Eur F112/571 : Maps Showing the Disposition of Troops in the Eastern Ottoman Empire and Surrounding Areas between 1919 and 1922
Mss Eur F112/571, ff 8-8a : Map of Eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and Western Persia. Map Showing Present Disposition of Troops With Reference… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002307428[0118]/036-002308704[0002]/040-002308706[0006]/041-003470803
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F111-112
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
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1 map sheet and 1 folio
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100140102013.0x000008
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1917
- End Date:
- 1920
- Date Range:
- 1917-1920
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale 1:2,000,000
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 32.7500,29.3333,50.2000,41.7167
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 32°45’0”-E 50°12’0”/N 41°43’0”-N 29°20’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Printed in colour
Dimensions: 701 x 728mm, on sheet 792 x 915mm
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)