Map of Persia and the Persian Gulf

IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 52

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1906. 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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Distinctive Features:

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. A portion of a map showing Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. with provinces outlined and coloured for reference. Shows various routes across the region and the submarine telegraph line to India.

Inscriptions:

Coordinates and scale statement inserted in black ink; and ‘Amara' [Amarah, Iraq] added in red ink.

Extent and format

1 map

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale approximately 1:7,000,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 39° 55' 16.32" N, 44° 9' 34.2" E
Top-right: 39° 55' 16.32" N, 63° 39' 44.64" E
Bottom-left: 20° 17' 7.44" N, 44° 9' 34.2" E
Bottom-right: 20° 17' 7.44" N, 63° 39' 44.64" E

It is part of

'DIARY OF A TOUR IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND IN TURKISH ARABIA, DECEMBER, 1906 (WITH MAP)'

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C260

Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 241 x 350 mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Archive information for this record

Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 52
Date(s): 1906 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Persia

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Map of Persia and the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 52, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100025687401.0x000039> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/20/C260, f 52
Title: Map of Persia and the Persian Gulf
Pages: 52r:52v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence