'BAHRAIN & VICINITY.'
IOR/W/L/PS/12/3806B (ii)
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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. 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 relates to letter No. 126 - S from 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 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. dated 18 January 1947, with enclosure (folios 179-198).
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.
Inscribed in blue crayon: 'Map No. 2'.
Marked on verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. : 'BAHRAIN Island (in detail)' and 'BAHREIN-QATAR line'.
Recommendations for the division of waters between Bahrain and Qatar are marked with red and blue lines.
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- 1 map sheet
- Area map covers
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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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Materials: blueprint on paper
Dimensions: 2210 x 960mm
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- 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 (ii)
- 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 (ii), in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100056536303.0x000003> [accessed 25 April 2024]
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- IOR/W/L/PS/12/3806B (ii)
- Title
- 'BAHRAIN & VICINITY.'
- Pages
- 200Ar, 200Av
- Author
- Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)
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