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Eastern Turkey in Asia. Ras-ul-Ain, sheet 30. Series I.D.W.O. no. 1522.

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Maunsell, F. R.
Publication Date
1915
Title
Eastern Turkey in Asia. Ras-ul-Ain, sheet 30. Series I.D.W.O. no. 1522.
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
map
Series Information
Series Name
I.D.W.O. no. 1522.
Publication Information
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Great Britain. War Office.
Other Citation Details
Relief shown by form lines and spot heights. Some sheets from this set were revised and issued by War Office. Geographical Section. General Staff, published as G.S.G.S. no. 1522, 1522a. Series covers Mesopotamia and eastern Anatolian parts of Ottoman Empire. "Compied at the Intelligence Division, War Office by Major F.R. Maunsell, R.A. from Col. H. Chermside 1889, Oppenheim's 'Vom Mittelmeer zum Persischen Golf' 1893, Karet von Kleinasien - R. Kiepert - sheets Haleb 1911 Nisibin 1914, Saare Herzfeld - Archaeologische Reise in Euphrat Tigris Gebiet 1908, Dr. Hinrichs - Reise Mosul nach Aleppo - Pett. Mitt. July 1914 Capt. M.Sykes 3rd Batt. Yorks. Regt. 1906." With glossary. Set is complete, see index.
Online Linkage
https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/bb57e1e8-4a53-40cc-8b7d-6c32c7d36f95/file/db82c906-7874-4911-a93a-9f9e496ef9cc
Abstract
This is a map of the area surrounding the city of Ras-ul-Ain, Syria, shown at a 1:250,000 or 1.014 in. to 4 mi. scale. The map was created for use by Great Britain's War Office.
Purpose
The purpose is to view the map in digital format.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
1915
Bounding Box
West
39.000
East
40.500
North
37.000
South
36.000
Theme Keyword
Relief
Transportation
City map
Military
Facilities and Structures
inlandWaters
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
Ras-ul-Ain
Ra's al-Ayn
Muhafazat Al-Raqqah
Muhafazat al-Hasakah
Syria
Sanli Urfa Ili
Turkey
MAX G7431.C2.s250.W3O3 sh30
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
No restriction
Use Restrictions
No restriction
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Princeton University
Contact Telephone
609-258-6804
Contact Electronic Mail Address
shawatw@princeton.edu
Hours of Service
8:45 am - 5:00 pm
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Raster
Raster Object Information
Raster Object Type
Pixel
Row Count
10328
Column Count
11136
Vertical Count
1
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
row and column
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
1.000000
Ordinate Resolution
1.000000
Distribution Information
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20050628
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Princeton University
Contact Person
Tsering Wangyal Shawa
Contact Position
GIS Librarian
Contact Address
City
Princeton
State or Province
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Contact Voice Telephone
609-258-6804
Contact Electronic Mail Address
shawatw@princeton.edu
Hours of Service
8:45 am - 5:00 pm
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Extensions
Profile Name
ESRI Metadata Profile
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