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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1946. 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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The map shows the Middle East with shaded areas showing the different oil concessions held by the Iraq Petroleum Company (British, American, Anglo-Dutch, French), Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (British); CALTEX Group (American); Egypt (British and American concession areas). Hand written annotations identify abandoned concessions in Western Arabia. A legend explains the different shadings used and symbols used to identify proven oilfields; refineries; pipelines and international boundaries.
The map includes the note 'DRAWN by G.S.I. (Top) G.H.Q. M.E.F. March 1946' along with the information 'Reproduced by 512 Field Survey Coy. [Company], R.E. [Royal Engineers], March 1946'. The scale is given as 1: 8,000,000 and a scale bar in kilometres and miles.
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- 1 map
- Physical characteristics
Materials: Printed in colour on paper
Dimensions: 490 x 470mm
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/6/445, f 12
- Title
- 'Middle East Oil'
- Pages
- 12r:12v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence