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Detail from a map of southern Turkey, Syria, Palestine, and Mesopotamia from the Baedeker 1912 travel guide 'Palestine and Syria with Routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia and with the Island of Cyprus'. The detail is of Mesopotamia from Baghdad to Basra and the Persian Gulf and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

Detail from a map of southern Turkey, Syria, Palestine, and Mesopotamia from the Baedeker 1912 travel guide 'Palestine and Syria with Routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia and with the Island of Cyprus'. The detail is of Mesopotamia from Baghdad to Basra and the Persian Gulf and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

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Using the Map Library

Open the folder of Available Maps, below, to see the list of maps. Open the folder for an individual map to see the available views of the map including different resolutions, details, insets, etc.

Open an individual view in a different tab or window to keep the Available Map folder expanded. Open a map directly in the Map Library page to see the back of the map, if available.

Sources

The maps are from period publications, maps, magazines, books, and, many of them, postcards. Some are hand drawn.