'ARABIA. Route Traverse across the RUB' AL KHALI from DHUFAR TO DOHA by BERTRAM THOMAS 1930-31'

IOR/L/PS/12/2137, f 308

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in Sep 1931. 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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Map published by the Royal Geographical Society. From the Geographical Journal, September 1931.

The map depicts Bertram Thomas's 1930-31 route, and earlier routes, in red. The map indicates settlements, hydrology, and also provides some indication of relief. Also included is a table of reference for symbols used on the map.

The map includes two additional lines: a line in black ink marked 'blue line' (a boundary line that formed part of the non-ratified Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913, and was redefined and adopted in the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of the following year), and a line in pencil outlining the suggested limits of a 'desert zone', which was considered by the British as a possible territorial concession to Saudi Arabia.

Another edition of this map can be found at IOR/R/15/2/159, f 246.

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
1:3,000,000
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Projection
Conical
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 26° 10' 59.16" N, 47° 47' 40.92" E
Top-right: 26° 10' 59.16" N, 60° 33' 11.52" E
Bottom-left: 16° 35' 53.88" N, 47° 47' 40.92" E
Bottom-right: 16° 35' 53.88" N, 60° 33' 11.52" E
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Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour on paper, with manuscript additions in black ink and pencil.

Dimensions: 440 x 540mm, on sheet 458 x 722mm.

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/12/2137, f 308

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Sep 1931 (CE, Gregorian)

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'ARABIA. Route Traverse across the RUB' AL KHALI from DHUFAR TO DOHA by BERTRAM THOMAS 1930-31', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2137, f 308, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100049623112.0x000003> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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