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'PCL' [‎593r] (1/2)

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/3854, f 593

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1938. 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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Blueprint map showing proposed oil concession area to be granted by Shaikh Sir Hamad bin Isa Alkhalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], Ruler of Bahrain, to Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL).

The map states: 'Enlarged in Land Department. Government of Bahrain'.

The map is referred to in a letter dated 7 May 1938, with accompanying schedules, from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain (folios 579-590). The PCL concession area is edged in red.

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale 1: 438,000
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 26° 54' 9" N, 49° 57' 56.88" E
Top-right: 26° 54' 9" N, 51° 55' 36.84" E
Bottom-left: 24° 27' 7.92" N, 49° 57' 56.88" E
Bottom-right: 24° 27' 7.92" N, 51° 55' 36.84" E
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Materials: blueprint

Dimensions: 670 x 460mm, on sheet 730 x 520mm

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English in Latin script
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IOR/L/PS/12/3854, f 593
Title
'PCL'
Pages
593r:593v
Author
Government of Bahrain
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