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Rare and modern books

[Abadan]. Burrard, S[Idney] G[Erald] (Ed.).

Turkey in Asia and Persia. Iraq & Arabistan Provinces. No. 10.B [Muhammareh].

Calcutta, Survey of India, 1912-1915.,

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Author
[Abadan]. Burrard, S[Idney] G[Erald] (Ed.).
Publishers
Calcutta, Survey of India, 1912-1915.
Keyword
Middle East, incl. Arabian Gulf: History, Travels, Falconry and Horses
Languages
English

Description

Heliozincograph in colour, 590 x 465 cm. Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles (1:253,440). Exceedingly rare and classified at the time of release: one of the first maps to depict clearly the Abadan Petroleum Refinery, the first oil refinery in the Middle East. The map of the Khorramshahr-Abadan area of Iran and the lower Shatt al-Arab waterway at the head of the Arabian Gulf was published in the early days of World War I, when protecting the refinery was Britain s primary objective in the region. Published in Calcutta by the Survey of India, predicated on the best and most recent surveys. Labelled "For Official use only". - Some creasing; some stains to upper margin. An abrasion to upper neatline with old repair on verso; an old tear with minor loss to upper left blank margin with old repair from verso.