Proposed Concession Areas
IOR/L/PS/12/3854, f 591
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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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Sketch map of Bahrain and surrounding area showing proposed oil concessions in the Bahrain Unallotted Area. A letter from the Office of the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to the Secretary of State for India dated 7 May 1938 (folios 573-576) refers to the sketch.
The map shows proposed new concessions for Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL), the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), and the existing BAPCO lease. These are indicated by red dotted lines.
Scale: 1.014 inches = 16 miles.
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- 1 map
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- 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 - It is part of
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- Physical characteristics
Material: sketch on tracing paper
Dimensions: 330 x 220mm
- 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/12/3854, f 591
- Date(s)
- 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3854, f 591
- Title
- Proposed Concession Areas
- Pages
- 591r:591v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Public Domain