Sketch of Doha and the proposed site of Decca station
IOR/R/15/2/459, f 65
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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1949?. 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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Shows Doha and the nearby area, including the proposed site of Decca station.
Enclosed is a letter from the General Manager of Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited requesting to the Sheikh of Qatar the lease of the land for an electronic survey Station, on 22 May 1949 (IOR/R/15/2/459, folios 60-64).
- Extent and format
- 1 map sheet
- Area map covers
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- Scale not given
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- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 25° 21' 16.25" N, 51° 30' 35.94" E
Top-right: 25° 21' 16.25" N, 51° 38' 34.87" E
Bottom-left: 25° 15' 8.64" N, 51° 30' 35.94" E
Bottom-right: 25° 15' 8.64" N, 51° 38' 34.87" E - It is part of
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- Physical characteristics
Materials: photocopy of a drawing
Dimensions: 277 x 218 mm.
Foliation: The map has been foliated in the top right hand corner with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Map
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- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/2/459, f 65
- Date(s)
- 1949? (CE, Gregorian)
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Sketch of Doha and the proposed site of Decca station, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/459, f 65, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023832942.0x000001> [accessed 25 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/2/459, f 65
- Title
- Sketch of Doha and the proposed site of Decca station
- Pages
- 65r:65v
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- Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)
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