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Mss Eur F112/555, f 7
- Record Id:
- 041-003695989
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002307428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108155181.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100140102000.0x000006
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F112/555, f 7
- Title:
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'Map showing Enemy's Position at east end of Suwaicha Marsh'
- Scope & Content:
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Created by the War Office. Covers a one-mile length of the River Tigris in the vicinity of Suwaicha Marsh, six miles east of Kut [Al-Kut] in present-day eastern Iraq. Shows detail on the left bank only, to a distance of approximately half a mile. Created to support the Allied relief of Kut and against Turkish forces. Portrays hydrology and the position of Turkish and Allied defences. The margin bears the series designation 'G[eographical].S[ection].,G[eneral].S[taff]. No. 2812' and date '1.3.16'. The map face bears the printed note 'General Staff, I[ndian]. E[xpeditionary].F[orce]."D." 26.1.16. Map Serial No. 108'.
Verso bears the annotation 'Kut al Amara'.
Another copy is filed at 48505.(6.).
- 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
040-002308543
041-003695989 - 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 F112/555 : Maps of the First World War Campaign in Mesopotamia
Mss Eur F112/555, f 7 : Map showing Enemy's Position at east end of Suwaicha Marsh - Hierarchy:
- 032-002307428[0102]/036-002308534[0009]/040-002308543[0007]/041-003695989
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F111-112
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 map sheet
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100140102000.0x000006
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1916
- End Date:
- 1916
- Date Range:
- 1916
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale approximately 1:5,040
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 46.0917,32.6333,46.1333,32.6833
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 46°5’30”-E 46°8’0”/N 32°41’0”-N 32°38’0”
- Orientation:
- North-west
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Printed in colour
Dimensions: 385 x 557mm, on sheet 460 x 632mm
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)