Sketch map of the central part of the Arabian Peninsula

Mss Eur F126/107, f 3

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1865. 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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Hand drawn rough map of the central part of the Arabian Peninsula showing the approximate location of settlements in blue with Ad-Dahna Desert represented by red lines. Place names given in both English and Arabic inserted in pencil. Map is divided by a central compass rose orienting west to the top with 'quadrantal points' at 45 degrees to the four cardinal directions.

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale not given
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
West
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 29° 30' 47.52" N, 39° 41' 24.72" E
Top-right: 29° 30' 47.52" N, 50° 17' 9.96" E
Bottom-left: 21° 16' 44.4" N, 39° 41' 24.72" E
Bottom-right: 21° 16' 44.4" N, 50° 17' 9.96" E
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Physical characteristics

Materials: Pen and ink on paper with additions in pencil and crayon

Dimensions: 500 x 400 mm

Watermark: The paper contains the watermark ‘T H Saunders, 1860'.

Written in
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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Mss Eur F126/107, f 3

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1865 (CE, Gregorian)

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Sketch map of the central part of the Arabian Peninsula, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/107, f 3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024376729.0x000002> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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