Description

Lithographed map, 632 x 704 mm, printed in brown and blue. Cut into sections, mounted on cloth, folded. 1907 War Office map, with additions and corrections dated August 1916, covering south-eastern Iraq, south-western Iran, Kuwait, and the upper Gulf. Shows physical features, the Turco-Persian frontier, ethnic and tribal society, populated places, cultivated land, major ancient and modern roads, railways, waterways, and communication lines ("a telephone runs along the Anglo-Persian Oil Company's pipe line"). Relief shown by gradient tints, contour, and spot heights. Includes geographic notes on selected locations, reference to Arabic words, and bibliographic sources of additional information. - One segment nearly detached; trimmed closely along lower edge. Ownership of the Rev. S. Strachen Rogers, C.F., on title label. - Geographical Section, General Staff, No. 2563.