'BAHRAIN & VICINITY.'
IOR/W/L/PS/12/3806B (iv)
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 18 May 1939. 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 seems to relate to letter No. C/PA-247 from the Chief Local Representative, The Bahrain Petroleum Company, 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 dated 13 May 1946 (folio 267).
Map prepared by the Bahrain Petroleum Company from Admiralty charts and other information on record showing Bahrain, the coasts of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and waters to the north, with shoals and reefs mapped in detail.
The map is marked with reference points lettered A-J corresponding to locations for structure drilling operations as set out in the letter on folio 267, and green and red lines described as 'Hay's Line' and 'Galloway's Line' showing the proposed division of territorial waters between Bahrain and Qatar.
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- 1 map
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- Scale
- Scale 1:100,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 27° 0' 36.72" N, 50° 0' 46.44" E
Top-right: 27° 0' 36.72" N, 51° 4' 39" E
Bottom-left: 25° 0' 9" N, 50° 0' 46.44" E
Bottom-right: 25° 0' 9" N, 51° 4' 39" E - It is part of
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- Physical characteristics
Materials: copy of blueprint on paper
Dimensions: 620 x 420mm
- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/W/L/PS/12/3806B (iv)
- Former external reference(s)
- BR - 486/1
- Date(s)
- 18 May 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
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'BAHRAIN & VICINITY.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/W/L/PS/12/3806B (iv), in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100056536303.0x000001> [accessed 20 April 2024]
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- IOR/W/L/PS/12/3806B (iv)
- Title
- 'BAHRAIN & VICINITY.'
- Pages
- 269Ar, 269Av
- Author
- Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)
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