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138 items, numbered 104-179, 180a, 180b, 181-195, 196a, 196b, 197-239. (104) and...

Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/364/104-239

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This record is about the 138 items, numbered 104-179, 180a, 180b, 181-195, 196a, 196b, 197-239. (104) and... dating from 1916 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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MFQ 1/364/104-239
Date
1916
Description

138 items, numbered 104-179, 180a, 180b, 181-195, 196a, 196b, 197-239. (104) and (239) Front and back covers, originally enclosing (105)-(238). The front cover bears the title 'August 1916. 3rd Indian Army Corps Headquarters. Aeroplane Report Book'. Both covers stamped by the Committee of Imperial Defence, Historical Section, Air Branch.
(105-108, 110-113, 115-119, 122-124, 126, 128, 130-132, 135-136, 138-143, 146, 148-151, 154, 156-158, 160, 163-166, 168-171, 173-177, 179, 180a, 180b, 181-183, 185-187, 189, 191, 193-195, 196a, 196b, 197, 199-202, 205-207, 209-210, 212-214, 217-218, 220-221, 223-225, 227-229, 231, 233, 235) 95 sheets of Aircraft Reconnaissance Reports from the 3rd Indian Army Corps. MS and printed.
(109) Map comprising 2 joined sheets, of which one is TC 41 (as described below) and the other is cut from a map similar to item 121. MS additions, coloured, marking additional details.
(114, 120, 125, 129, 133, 137, 144, 147, 152, 155, 162, 167, 172, 178, 184, 188, 190, 192, 198, 204, 208, 211, 216, 219, 222, 226, 230, 234, 236-238) TC 41: 31 copies of a lithographed, coloured, map covering the River Tigris (Nahr Dijlah) between Kut al Amarah (now Al Kut) and Shaykh Sa'd, showing waterways, settlements, routes, and areas that are flooded in April and May. Scale: 1 inch to 2 miles [1:126,720]. Compass indicator. [By the Tigris Corps], 8 July 1916. Different MS additions, coloured, to each item except 237-238. The area covered by this map is now in Wasit province, Iraq.
(121, 127, 134, 145, 153, 203, 215) 7 similar printed maps, cut from larger sheets, showing settlements and waterways in the area around Kut al Hayy (now in Wasit Province, Iraq). Items 121, 127, 153, 203 and 215 are damaged. Scale: 1 inch to 2 miles [1:126,720]. Compass indicators. Different MS additions, coloured, to each item.
(161) TC 43: Lithographed map covering the River Tigris between Kut al Amarah and Amarah, showing waterways, including the Shatt al Gharraf, settlements and routes; (this area is now in Maysan and Wasit provinces, Iraq). Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles [1:253,440]. Compass indicator. [By the Tigris Corps], 1 July 1916. MS additions, coloured, marking further details.
(232) Face: MS sheet of calculations. Dorse: Sheet of printed text in Urdu (transliterated into the Roman alphabet), apparently a defence report on various places in Europe for 27-28 August 1916.

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Language
English and Urdu
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Open Document, Open Description
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