'Sketch of APPROACHES TO KUWEIT HARBOUR AND SHATT AL ARAB'

IOR/L/PS/20/130, f 43

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1909. 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 sketch map shows approaches to Kuwait [Kuwait] Harbour and Shatt Al Arab. An Admiralty sea map, it states it is compiled from various authorities, and is found in the volume 'Report and Proceedings of the Standing Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ', 1911.

It indicates: heights above Water Springs, depth soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. , different types of lights and buoys, gravel, mud, rock, sand, shells, and stones; with additional comments on wrecks, tides, floods, and landing places.

Two compass roses are included noting the predicted magnetic variation for 1915.

In includes a printing statement as follows: 'Issued for Fleet purposes 2nd June 1902. New editions December 1904, July 1907, October 1909. Engraved by Davies & Company. F 3293'.

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale not given
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 30° 45' 25.92" N, 47° 29' 27.96" E
Top-right: 30° 45' 25.92" N, 48° 42' 57.96" E
Bottom-left: 29° 2' 55.32" N, 47° 29' 27.96" E
Bottom-right: 29° 2' 55.32" N, 48° 42' 57.96" E
Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 588 x 450mm, on sheet 643 x 495mm

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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IOR/L/PS/20/130, f 43

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Date(s)
1909 (CE, Gregorian)
Subjects
Harbours
Places
KuwaitShatt al Arab
People & organisations
Admiralty

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'Sketch of APPROACHES TO KUWEIT HARBOUR AND SHATT AL ARAB', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/130, f 43, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100041004172.0x000002> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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