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'RECONNAISSANCE MAP: DOHA MANIFA TO MAQTA FOR PORT AND REFINERY SITES' [‎118r] (1/2)

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'RECONNAISSANCE MAP: DOHA MANIFA TO MAQTA FOR PORT AND REFINERY SITES'

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/2115, f 118

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in Jun 1938. 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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Photostatic copy of a map of the east coast of Saudi Arabia, from Doha Manifa [Dawḩat Munīfah] in the south to El Maqta [Khawr al Maqţa‘] in the north. The map indicates hydrography and land features.

Included on the map is a short handwritten note, dated 30 June 1938 and addressed to Hugh Weightman, 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. at Bahrain, by Max Thornburg. In the note Thornburg states that the hydrography has been sketched in from Admiralty charts but is 'of questionable accuracy.'

The map was printed by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company's Producing Department (Geological Division).

Extent and format

1 map

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Scale

1:100000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Projection

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 28° 26' 1.32" N, 48° 24' 3.6" E
Top-right: 28° 26' 1.32" N, 48° 58' 47.28" E
Bottom-left: 27° 31' 22.44" N, 48° 24' 3.6" E
Bottom-right: 27° 31' 22.44" N, 48° 58' 47.28" E

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Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 485 x 392mm, on sheet 496 x 409mm

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English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/12/2115, f 118
Title: 'RECONNAISSANCE MAP: DOHA MANIFA TO MAQTA FOR PORT AND REFINERY SITES'
Pages: 118r:118v
Author: Arabian American Oil Company (xx California Arabian Standard Oil Company)
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