‘Sketch of camp 1 mile south of MANAMAH (BAHRAIN ISLAND)’ [‎3r] (1/2)

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‘Sketch of camp 1 mile south of MANAMAH (BAHRAIN ISLAND)’

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Ref: IOR/R/15/2/1820, f 3

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1914. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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The map is a hand drawn copy made through carbon paper, with some additional handwritten pencil annotations. It shows twelve camps (numbered 1-12), indicated as squares on the map, with a key identifying each camp (allocated to various regiments of Indian Expeditionary Force D) to the right of the map. Besides the camps, other features shown include: latrines, incinerators; human settlements (Uum Ash Shaum [Umm al Ḩaşşam], Mahuz [Al Māḩūz], Ghuraifah [Ghuraifa]); paths; date palm gardens; coastline; specific buildings and other landmarks (quarantine station, shaikh’s house, flagstaff, huts, suppy depot). The map also indicates the distance in miles to Manama and the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .

Extent and format

1 map

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Scale

1:14000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 26° 13' 15.26" N, 50° 34' 57.98" E
Top-right: 26° 13' 15.26" N, 50° 37' 7.44" E
Bottom-left: 26° 12' 2.07" N, 50° 34' 57.98" E
Bottom-right: 26° 12' 2.07" N, 50° 37' 7.44" E

Physical characteristics

Materials: Paper folio.

Dimensions: 182 x 256 mm.

Foliation: The map is foliated in the top right corner with a circled pencil number.

Written in

English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/2/1820, f 3
Title: ‘Sketch of camp 1 mile south of MANAMAH (BAHRAIN ISLAND)’
Pages: 3r:3v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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