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‘Sketch of Manama and Camp Sites A and B’ [‎6v] (1/2)

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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, drawn in pencil with red pen annotations, indicates proposed campsites (labelled A, B and C) for regiments of Indian Expeditionary Force D, outside of Manama town in Bahrain. The map indicates: principal buildings and thoroughfares in Manama and its vicinity (including the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Victoria Memorial hospital, bazaar, Quarantine station); paths; date palm gardens (in green pencil); wells and other sources of water (in blue pencil); the coastline around Manama. Pencil annotations note the availability of drinking water for men and animals, and the passable nature of the date palms for infantry. A set of notes below the map states distances between various points on the map (customs house, site A, site B), and formations to be used for infantry and animals.

The map should be read in conjunction with the notes enclosed between the map’s two folios (f 7), which indicate: distances between various points on the map; recommended marching formations for infantry and animals; visibility of points for signalling stations.

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1 map
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Scale
1:10560
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 26° 14' 27.6" N, 50° 33' 54.63" E
Top-right: 26° 14' 27.6" N, 50° 36' 2.56" E
Bottom-left: 26° 13' 9.71" N, 50° 33' 54.63" E
Bottom-right: 26° 13' 9.71" N, 50° 36' 2.56" E
Physical characteristics

Materials: Paper folio.

Dimensions: 342 x 420 mm.

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

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English in Latin script
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‘Sketch of Manama and Camp Sites A and B’ [‎6v] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1820, f 6, f 8, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026678670.0x00000f> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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