Sketch Map of the Hejaz-Transjordan Frontier

IOR/L/PS/12/2133, f 8

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in c 1927. 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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Sketch map depicting the Hejaz- Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan frontier and the surrounding area. Indicates boundaries and the Hejaz railway line.

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale: 1:2,000,000
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 32° 8' 51.72" N, 33° 55' 32.88" E
Top-right: 32° 8' 51.72" N, 38° 13' 17.04" E
Bottom-left: 26° 25' 17.04" N, 33° 55' 32.88" E
Bottom-right: 26° 25' 17.04" N, 38° 13' 17.04" E
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Physical characteristics

Materials: Manuscript; black ink on paper.

Dimensions: 328 x 204mm, on sheet 335 x 214mm.

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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IOR/L/PS/12/2133, f 8

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c 1927 (CE, Gregorian)

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Sketch Map of the Hejaz-Transjordan Frontier, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2133, f 8, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100045009573.0x000002> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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