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'Sketch of the Peninsula from Bushire to Hallela Surveyed by Captain Shewell Assistant Quarter Master General and Head Guide Govindrow 1st Division P.E.F.F.’ [‎1r] (1/2)

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 15 Jul 1863. 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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Copy produced by the Quarter Master General's Office, Poona, 15 July 1863. The original map was drawn up by A. Quarter Master General's Office 1st Division P.E.F.F. [Persian Expeditionary Field Force], Bushire, May 1857. Signed W V Shewell Captain, Assistant Quarter Master General 1st Division P.E.F.F.

Relief shown by shading.

The map shows the town of Reshire and the fortifications of Bushire and Reshire on the Bushire Peninsula. The map has been coloured with brown to represent land, and blue to represent water.

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1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale approximately 1:14,400
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 28° 59' 50.17" N, 50° 48' 11.89" E
Top-right: 28° 59' 50.17" N, 50° 53' 43.09" E
Bottom-left: 28° 49' 59.5" N, 50° 48' 11.89" E
Bottom-right: 28° 49' 59.5" N, 50° 53' 43.09" E
Physical characteristics

Materials: Pen and ink with wash on tracing cloth

Dimensions: 1400 x 710 mm, on sheet 1437 x 731 mm

Condition: Small holes and tears along several fold lines

Foliation: The map sheet has been foliated in the top right hand corner of the folio with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.

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English in Latin script
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'Sketch of the Peninsula from Bushire to Hallela Surveyed by Captain Shewell Assistant Quarter Master General and Head Guide Govindrow 1st Division P.E.F.F.’ [‎1r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/102, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023370948.0x000002> [accessed 6 July 2026]

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