'SKETCH MAP To illustrate proposed settlement of Syria - Trans-Jordan Frontier' (with amendments) [117r] (1/2)
The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 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 showing the border region to the east of the River Jordan and south of the River Yarmuk. The map is marked with the border established by the Anglo-French Convention of 1920, and also shows two alternative concession lines, the Druz Western Limit, the route of the Hejaz Railway, and the route of a proposed Baghdad-Haifa Railway. The map is marked 'Secret'.
The map was presented to the Committee of Imperial Defence, Standing Ministerial Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East, and was approved for submission to the French Government as a basis for negotiation.
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- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 32° 42' 26.64" N, 35° 33' 6.48" E
Top-right: 32° 42' 26.64" N, 36° 26' 30.12" E
Bottom-left: 32° 30' 50.4" N, 35° 33' 6.48" E
Bottom-right: 32° 30' 50.4" N, 36° 26' 30.12" E - Physical characteristics
Materials: printed on paper.
Dimensions: 250 x 410mm, on sheet 280 x 420mm.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2848, f 117
- Title
- 'SKETCH MAP To illustrate proposed settlement of Syria - Trans-Jordan Frontier' (with amendments)
- Pages
- 117r:117v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence