‘Airstrip at Fort Mushirif Location Diagram’
IOR/L/PS/12/1961, f 20
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 9 May 1948. 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 the location proposed by the Kuwait Oil Company for a new aerodrome in Kuwait near Fort Mushirif [Qaşr Mushrif]. It shows the position of the proposed airstrip in relation to Kuwait town, Fanaitis [Al Funayţīs], and Fantas [Al Finţās]. It also includes distance arrows indicating the distance between the proposed airstrip to Magwa [Al Maqwa‘] and Ahmadi [Al Aḩmadī].
It is noted as having been created by the Kuwait Company Limited, 1 Great Cumberland Place, London W1.
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- 1 map
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- Scale
- 1:100000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 29° 23' 44.29" N, 47° 57' 26.04" E
Top-right: 29° 23' 44.29" N, 48° 13' 18.81" E
Bottom-left: 29° 3' 54.62" N, 47° 57' 26.04" E
Bottom-right: 29° 3' 54.62" N, 48° 13' 18.81" E - It is part of
- 550 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/12/1961
- Physical characteristics
Materials: 1 paper folio
Dimensions: 175mm x 285mm
- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/1961, f 20
- Date(s)
- 9 May 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Fort Mushirif
- People & organisations
- Kuwait Oil Company
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‘Airstrip at Fort Mushirif Location Diagram’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/1961, f 20, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100039914514.0x000002> [accessed 8 August 2026]
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- IOR/L/PS/12/1961, f 20
- Title
- ‘Airstrip at Fort Mushirif Location Diagram’
- Pages
- 20r:20v
- Author
- Kuwait Oil Company
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