Sketch Map of the Eastern Part of the Arabian Peninsula [8v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1936. 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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This sketch map is almost identical to the previous map (IOR/R/15/6/186, f 7); it also depicts the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, from Ras al Khaimah [Ra's al-Khaymah] in the north-east to Salala [Salalah] in the south-east, although in this case the place names are typewritten. A red-dotted line marks an interpretation of the interior boundary of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. The map accompanies a single page of printed notes on the boundary of Muscat, prepared by 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. and Consul of Muscat.
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- 1 map
- Scale
- Scale approximately 1:3,959,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
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Materials: Manuscript; coloured ink and pencil on paper, with typescript additions in black and red ink.
Dimensions: 328 x 202mm.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/6/186, f 8
- Title
- Sketch Map of the Eastern Part of the Arabian Peninsula
- Pages
- 8r:8v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Public Domain