'MAP TO SHOW THE LIMITS OF KOWEIT AND ADJACENT COUNTRY. Scale 1 inch = 48 miles.'
IOR/L/PS/18/D85, f 4
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1913 ?. 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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The map shows Koweit [Kuwait] and the surrounding region, which includes Iraq, Persia, and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It is being used by the Political and Secret Department of the 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. to demarcate what the British consider to be the territorial limit of the Sheikh of Koweit's authority.
The map was published as part of a memorandum issued by the Political and Secret Department.
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- 1:3041280
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 33° 59' 53.16" N, 44° 1' 4.8" E
Top-right: 33° 59' 53.16" N, 54° 0' 12.24" E
Bottom-left: 23° 55' 19.92" N, 44° 1' 4.8" E
Bottom-right: 23° 55' 19.92" N, 54° 0' 12.24" E - It is part of
- 12 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/18/D85
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions: 400 x 330 mm
Materials: 1 paper folio
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Map
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- 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.
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/L/PS/18/D85, f 4
- Former external reference(s)
- (200.2/13.2479) F.O. 1370.
- Date(s)
- 1913 ? (CE, Gregorian)
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- Koweit
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- IOR/L/PS/18/D85, f 4
- Title
- 'MAP TO SHOW THE LIMITS OF KOWEIT AND ADJACENT COUNTRY. Scale 1 inch = 48 miles.'
- Pages
- 4r:4v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
