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2 items (originally enclosed in a printed report: 'The Theatre of War in Asiatic...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/872
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- 1877
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2 items (originally enclosed in a printed report: 'The Theatre of War in Asiatic Turkey and Transcaucasia Part II', 1877) extracted from FO 881/3677X. Turkey. 2 maps showing principal towns, roads and rivers. (1) 'Sketch Map of Portion of Asia Minor': covering the area between Antioch (now Antakya), Siirt, Sinope (now Sinop) and Och'amch'ire (now in Georgia); also showing mountains. Scale: 1:2,280,960. (2) 'Geological Sketch Map from "L'Asie Mineure" by P de Tchihatchej': covering the area between Tarsus, Diyarbakir, Sinope and Trebizond (now Trabzon). Reference table to geological deposits. Scale: 1:2,000,000. Both items lithographed at the Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General's Department, under the direction of Colonel R Home. Dimensions: (1) 33 cm x 29.5 cm; (2) 36 cm x 28 cm.
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