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IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 157
- Record Id:
- 041-004526125
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000564257
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100179740153.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 157
- Title:
- Index to Iraq Degree Sheet Series 1:253,440. Iraq Desert Series 1:500,000. General Series 1:1,000,000.
- Scope & Content:
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This map is a graphic index showing the location and extent of British maps of the Middle East. The maps range in scale, covering territory in Iraq, Kuwait, Nejd [Najd], Palestine, Trans-Jordan [Jordan], Turkey, and Syria. The series illustrated in the map are:
- Iraq Degree Sheet Series 1:253,440
- General Series 1:1,000,000
- Iraq Desert Series 1:500,000, ‘(in preparation 1935)’
- Iraq Desert Series 1:500,000, ‘(published, for official use only)’.
The map also depicts major cities and settlements, roads, railways, main rivers, and the Black Sea, Dead Sea, and Persian Gulf.
The map bears the following printing statements: ‘O[ffice]. R[eference]. 709.’ and ‘War Office, March, 1935.’
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000564257
037-000564506
040-000564658
041-004526125 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/20 : Political and Secret Department Library
IOR/L/PS/20/C : Political and Secret Department Library: 'C' Books
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1 : MILITARY REPORT ON ’IRAQ, VOLUME I: (GENERAL)
IOR/L/PS/20/C253/1, f 157 : Index to Iraq Degree Sheet Series 1:253,440. Iraq Desert Series 1:500,000. General Series 1:1,000,000. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0020]/036-000564257[0003]/037-000564506[0131]/040-000564658[0003]/041-004526125
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 map sheet
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1936
- End Date:
- 1936
- Date Range:
- Mar 1935
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- 1:6,000,000
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 35.0000,28.0000,49.0000,42.0000
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 35°0’0”-E 49°0’0”/N 42°0’0”-N 28°0’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Printed in colour on paper
Dimensions: 259 x 225mm, on sheet 390 x 500mm
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- War Office, 1857-1964
- Subjects:
- Military maps