‘Map showing petroliferous areas visited by Admiralty Oil Commission 1913’
IOR/L/PS/10/300, f 317
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1914. 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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Black-and-white printed map, which is part of a larger document entitled Navy (Fuel Oil). Agreement with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Limited , published by HM’s Stationery Office, 1914 (ff 301-319). The map indicates the areas visited and oil shows not examined by an Admiralty Oil Commission, which toured the region around the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in 1913. Areas visited are indicated by a double underline under the place name. Oil shows not examined are indicated by a single underline under the place name. The coastline of the Gulf, and river systems feeding into the Gulf, are the only geographic features detailed.
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- 1:5702400
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 35° 8' 24" N, 43° 53' 60" E
Top-right: 35° 8' 24" N, 57° 36' 36" E
Bottom-left: 24° 4' 12" N, 43° 53' 60" E
Bottom-right: 24° 4' 12" N, 57° 36' 36" E - It is part of
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- Physical characteristics
Dimensions : 297 mm x 240 mm.
Foliation: The map is foliated in the top right corner with a circled pencil number.
Materials : 1 paper folio.
- 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/10/300, f 317
- Date(s)
- 1914 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/L/PS/10/300, f 317
- Title
- ‘Map showing petroliferous areas visited by Admiralty Oil Commission 1913’
- Pages
- 317r:317v
- Author
- Ordnance Survey Office
- Usage terms
- Public Domain