The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 8 Sep 1937. 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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Tracing of a map of the Qatar Peninsula dated 8th September 1937, sent in reference to the 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 No. 839-S.
Shows the proposed Saudi-Qatar border with motor routes indicated by red pecked lines and location of wells marked. Contains a key to symbols in the lower left-hand corner.
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- Scale approximately 1:250,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 26° 20' 8.88" N, 50° 20' 56.76" E
Top-right: 26° 20' 8.88" N, 51° 45' 11.16" E
Bottom-left: 24° 26' 54.96" N, 50° 20' 56.76" E
Bottom-right: 24° 26' 54.96" N, 51° 45' 11.16" E - Physical characteristics
Materials: Pen and ink on tracing cloth
Dimensions: 838 x 519 mm, on sheet 1027 x 763 mm
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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‘Qatar Peninsula’ [56r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/608, f 56, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100041427216.0x00007c> [accessed 25 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/608, f 56
- Title
- ‘Qatar Peninsula’
- Pages
- 56r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Public Domain