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Ottoman and Persian Empires. 'Map of the countries between the Mediterranean and...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/647
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This record is about the Ottoman and Persian Empires. 'Map of the countries between the Mediterranean and... dating from 1847-1848 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MR 1/647
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1847-1848
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ottoman and Persian Empires. 'Map of the countries between the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Persia in the line of the Euphrates [Al Furat] Tigris [Nahr Dijlah] and Kuran [Rud-e Karun]': map of the area (now in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait and Iran), between Iskenderun in the north-west, Diyarbakir in the north, Kermanshar in the east, and Bubiyan Island in the south-east, showing waterways, settlements, deserts and the distribution of native peoples. Based on surveys made during an expedition under Commander H Blosse Lynch, Indian Navy; compiled and drawn by Lieutenant Felix Jones, Indian Navy. Two small sheets of related notes are also filed on this roll; these notes were copied (from originals dated 20 February 1847) at the Chief Engineers Office, Bombay, 15 February 1848.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/993; WO 38/23
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 133.5 cm x 150 cm
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- MS, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559674/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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