Plan of RAF Station Sharjah
IOR/R/15/2/532, f 3
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The record is made up of 1 map. 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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Copy of a plan of the aerodrome at Sharjah, originally enclosed with a letter from the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. to the Bahrain Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , dated 7 May 1949 (f 104). Copy of a plan of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Station at Sharjah. Individual buildings and areas are identified and numbered within the station, as is the perimeter of the station and the extent of the landing area. A numbered list of the buildings in the station can be found in the file (ff 15-16). Outside of the station, other significant topographical features marked on the map including sand dunes, Sharjah creek and Sharjah village.
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- 1 map
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- Scale
- 1:2600
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 25° 21' 44.19" N, 55° 22' 54.15" E
Top-right: 25° 21' 44.19" N, 55° 24' 35.35" E
Bottom-left: 25° 20' 28.03" N, 55° 22' 54.15" E
Bottom-right: 25° 20' 28.03" N, 55° 24' 35.35" E - It is part of
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- Physical characteristics
Materials: 1 paper map.
Dimensions: 618 x 515 mm.
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Plan
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/532, f 3
- Date(s)
- 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/2/532, f 3
- Title
- Plan of RAF Station Sharjah
- Pages
- 3r:3v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence