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1 item extracted from AIR 20/714. Asia. Map of an area between 42°E and 48°E and...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/445
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from AIR 20/714. Asia. Map of an area between 42°E and 48°E and... dating from 1916, [1919] in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPI 1/445
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1916, [1919]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from AIR 20/714. Asia. Map of an area between 42°E and 48°E and between 36°N and 40°N showing roads, rivers, railways, relief, contours, boundaries and place names. Reference table. Index maps to boundaries and adjoining sheets. Glossaries to Turkish, Arabic and Persian names. Compiled at the Royal Geographical Society under the direction of the Geographical Section of the General Staff. Drawn and printed at the War Office, 1916. Originally illustrating a paper dated 14 June 1919 on the proposed southern boundary of Kurdistan. The area shown is now largely in Turkey, Armenia and Georgia.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- GSGS 2555
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 44 cm x 54 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1000000
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed, coloured
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047646/
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