'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Map to illustrate the Agreements of 1916 in regard to Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, &c.'
- Creator:
- Cartographer: Edward Stanford and Co
- Date:
- 1918/1918
- Description:
- Abstract: Classified 'Secret'.The map bears a secondary title 'A Map of Turkey in Asia'.Bears the printed designation 'Map 1'. Depicts a proposed division of the Ottoman Empire into spheres of influence and protection by the Allied powers. The division is based on agreements reached between 1916 and the end of the First World War. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and hachures, roads and tracks, railways, submarine telegraph lines, settlements, place names and international boundaries. A black overprint combined with watercolour washes show French, British, Italian, Russian and International spheres of influence, including provision for an independent Arab state within the French and British spheres. Some place names have been highlighted in manuscript.The base map bears the imprint 'London: Edward Stanford, 12, 13 & 14, Long Acre, W.C.' The printer's imprint 'Harrison & Sons, Lith. St. Martins Lane, W.C.' and print code '(40.10/18.6360)F[oreign].O[ffice].238.' have been added later.Verso bears an undetermined annotation.Physical description: Materials: Printed in colour, with additions in watercolour, ink and crayonDimensions: 243 x 388mm, on sheet 286 x 449mm
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Map
- Type (Narrower):
- Maps
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Geographic region:
- Asia Minor
Mesopotamia
Turkey in Asia - Publisher:
- Publisher: Foreign Office
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100140102009.0x000020_ar
81055/vdc_100140102009.0x000020_en
Mss Eur F112/570, f 11
Mss Eur F112/570, f 11