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Ottoman Empire. 'Sketch map of route Akaba [i.e. Aqaba] to Maan [i.e. Ma'an] from...

Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/442/3

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Reference
MFQ 1/442/3
Date
1917
Description

Ottoman Empire. 'Sketch map of route Akaba [i.e. Aqaba] to Maan [i.e. Ma'an] from Musils map'; (the area covered is now in southern Jordan). Reference table to routes, heights, and telegraph lines. Compass indicator. Signed: Lieutenant Colonel F R Maunsell, 2 May 1917. Printed scale bar affixed to the lower right-hand corner of the map. Originally illustrating notes on the military value of the Aqaba-to-Ma'an route.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
49 cm x 39 cm
Map scale
1:250000
Physical condition
MS, coloured, on tracing paper
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9413367/

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