'KUWEIT. PLAN OF BANDAR SHWEIKH'

IOR/L/PS/10/49, f 125

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in May 1910. 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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Plan of Bandar Shweikh, Kuweit [Kuwait].

The plan is an accompaniment to letter no. 1947 from Major Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, dated 8 August 1909 (a copy of the letter appears on folio 123; further small plans relating to this letter appear on folios 126 and 128).

Inscribed 'I B Topo', 'Exd C.J.A. May, 1910', and 'Approved (sd.) C.K. MacLean, Lieut. & Comdr.'

The map also includes a Section through "Y" and section through "X" (vertical scale: 10 feet = 1 inch).

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
1:20
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 29° 27' 53.64" N, 47° 53' 56.04" E
Top-right: 29° 27' 53.64" N, 48° 2' 55.32" E
Bottom-left: 29° 18' 38.16" N, 47° 53' 56.04" E
Bottom-right: 29° 18' 38.16" N, 48° 2' 55.32" E
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Physical characteristics

Materials: printed on paper.

Dimensions: 560 x 760 mm (on sheet 660 x 870 mm).

Foliation: the plan has been foliated with the number 125 written in pencil enclosed in a circle in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of the folio.

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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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Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/10/49, f 125
Former external reference(s)
Dy. No. 8,501 No. 5,152-I., 1910

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Date(s)
May 1910 (CE, Gregorian)

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