'PERSIAN GULF AND ADJACENT COUNTRIES'

IOR/L/PS/10/246, f 184

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in Jun 1908. 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 map is appended to a Memorandum on Persian Railways (f 184), and shows the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and portions of adjacent countries , indicating the routes of railway lines and telegraphs, hydrology, coastal headlands, relief with spot heights, district names, major towns and cities, international boundaries and zones defined by the Anglo-Russian Convention of 31 August 1907. The map also provides a key to symbols used and short notes on territorial sovereignty.

The sheet was published in the series, 'Topographical Section, General Staff, No. 2385.', by the 'War Office, June 1908.'

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale 1:4,055,040
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 42° 0' 0" N, 42° 0' 0" E
Top-right: 42° 0' 0" N, 68° 0' 0" E
Bottom-left: 14° 0' 0" N, 42° 0' 0" E
Bottom-right: 14° 0' 0" N, 68° 0' 0" E
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Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour on paper

Dimensions: 713 x 568mm, on sheet 775 x 660mm

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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Unrestricted

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IOR/L/PS/10/246, f 184

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Jun 1908 (CE, Gregorian)

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A later edition of the map is held in the British Library at shelfmark BL Maps MOD TSGS 2385

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'PERSIAN GULF AND ADJACENT COUNTRIES', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/246, f 184, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100046755083.0x000001> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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