'Country North of the Persian Gulf'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Country North of the Persian Gulf'
- Date:
- 1916/1916
- Description:
- Abstract: Classified 'Secret'.Created by the War Office. Covers the northernmost fifty miles of the Persian Gulf and its hinterland extending 400 miles to the north and west into Lower Mesopotamia in present-day Iraq and Iran. Portrays freshwater and coastal hydrology, roads and tracks, railways, telegraphs, settlements, place names and international boundaries, and includes a Turkish-English translation of geographical terms. The position and numbers of rifles, sabres and guns are shown by overprints in red (British and Russian) and green (Turkish); an additional overprint details the sources of this information and is linked to a pasted typescript note. The classification 'Secret' has been added in manuscript. The sheet bears the series designation 'I[ntelligence].D[ivision].W[ar].O[ffice]. No. 1060.'Verso bears the annotation 'Mesopotamia'.Physical description: Materials: Printed in colour, with manuscript additions in crayon; a typescript note has been pasted in the eastern marginDimensions: 515 x 540mm, on sheet 680 x 662mm
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Map
- Type (Narrower):
- Maps
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Geographic region:
- Persia
- Publisher:
- Publisher: War Office
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100140102000.0x000005_ar
81055/vdc_100140102000.0x000005_en
Mss Eur F112/555, f 3
Mss Eur F112/555, f 3