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Kuwait. Scale 1'' - 2 Miles or 1:126720.
Best.-Nr. 66204Dehradun India: Published under the direction of Colonel Sir S.G. Burrard K.C.S.I. R.E. F.R.S. Surveyor General of India 1917. Original heliozincographed map 73 x 105 cm printed at the Survey of India Offices in partial colour folding between publisher's original buff paper covers printed in black and with key map to back cover. The map compiled from ground and air reconnaissance is centred on Kuwait Bay and extends to the northern portion of the Persian Gulf and the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab with its date groves printed in green in the north and Kuwait city in the south. The map shows roads suitable for automobiles camel roads mule paths foot paths unsurveyed or doubtful routes telegraph lines water wells and oils mosques imamzadehs a shrine-tomb of a holy person in Shi'a Islam forts watch-towers deserted villages springs pipelines graves trigonometrical stations post offices and telegraph offices and camping grounds. Map overprinted with numeric reference grid. Some light even toning slightly more so along folds a few trivial splits along folds generally in very good condition. Produced for official military use during the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I this large-scale Survey of India sheet presents a detailed tactical map of Kuwait and the surrounding coast. Issued from Dehra Dun in 1917 under Surveyor General Sir Sidney Gerald Burrard the classified map was marked "For Official use only" to supply British and Indian Army staff officers with vital intelligence along the head of the Persian Gulf. The survey encompasses Kuwait Bay Failaka Island Bubiyan Island Khor Abdullah and the mouth of the Shatt-al-Arab near Fao. Topographic contours delineate the Jal-al-Zor ridge while cultural features record Kuwait town highlighting the British Political Agency and Shaikh's Palace alongside wells telegraph lines camel routes tracks and coastal anchorages. Hydrographic depth soundings and palm grove notations around the Shatt-al-Arab estuary provided crucial tactical information for naval supply lines supporting British operations in Iraq. Serving as Sheet No. 2 of the Survey of India's multi-sheet "Mesopotamia" mapping series this sheet exemplifies the rapid expansion of military cartography in the Middle East during World War I. Prepared using heliozincography a process favored for fast field reproduction of complex multi-color tactical plans copies were printed in limited numbers for official command personnel and are rare today. Historical maps focusing specifically on Kuwait especially those as early as this are extremely rare. OCLC traces just one copy at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. OCLC: 1235957231 Dehradun, India: Published under the direction of Colonel Sir S.G. Burrard, K.C.S.I., R.E., F.R.S., Surveyor General of India, 1 unknown
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