Map of the Arabian Peninsula, With the Hejaz Area Marked in Red

IOR/L/PS/10/616, f 72

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in c Oct 1917. 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 shows the Arabian Peninsula and the surrounding area, including parts of the Turkish [Ottoman] Empire, Russia, Persia [Iran], Egypt, Nubia, and Abyssinia. The Hejaz area is marked with a red line. The map indicates hydrology, railways, and submarine telegraph lines, and includes some indication of relief. The map bears the printing statement 'Stanford's Geol. Estabt., London'.

The map is referred to on folios 69 to 70 of IOR/L/PS/10/616.

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
1:6.969.600
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 44° 1' 12" N, 32° 4' 48" E
Top-right: 44° 1' 12" N, 60° 1' 48" E
Bottom-left: 8° 1' 12" N, 32° 4' 48" E
Bottom-right: 8° 1' 12" N, 60° 1' 48" E
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Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 483mm x 628mm, on sheet 540mm x 729mm

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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Unrestricted

Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/10/616, f 72
Former external reference(s)
Map A 126

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Date(s)
c Oct 1917 (CE, Gregorian)

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Map of the Arabian Peninsula, With the Hejaz Area Marked in Red, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/616, f 72, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100048155530.0x000001> [accessed 14 May 2024]

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