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'ROUGH SKETCH MAP SHOWING APPROXIMATE AREA OF MORRAH TRIBAL "DIRA" FROM BADUIN SOURCES' [161v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1935. 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 'Al Morrah' and other tribal areas and a few physical features in the south-eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. The route followed by Bertram Sydney Thomas is also shown. A 'dira' is a tribal area. The word Baduin in the title is equivalent to Bedouin.
The sketch map is described on folio 160 as an enclosure to 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. express letter of 5 September 1935 from the 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch) to the 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. , Bahrain (folios 151-154).
The map is inscribed on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. 'See XL at P. 144'.
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- 1:3,000,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 26° 55' 12" N, 49° 0' 36" E
Top-right: 26° 55' 12" N, 57° 46' 48" E
Bottom-left: 16° 20' 24" N, 49° 0' 36" E
Bottom-right: 16° 20' 24" N, 57° 46' 48" E - Physical characteristics
Foliation: the map is foliated with the number 161 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.
Dimensions: 390 x 330 mm.
Materials: printed on paper.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/158, f 161
- Title
- 'ROUGH SKETCH MAP SHOWING APPROXIMATE AREA OF MORRAH TRIBAL "DIRA" FROM BADUIN SOURCES'
- Pages
- 161r:161v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence