Map of the Persian Gulf

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General map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and surrounding territories, including Southern Arabistan, Kuwait, the Province of Hasa, part of Nejd, Bahrain and Qatar (not marked). The map includes major places, and gives some indication of relief.

The map was sent by the Kuwait Oil Company 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. on 14 January 1935 (IOR/L/PS/12/3812, folio 40) and was one of two maps used by the company's negotiators in connection with the Kuwait oil concession. The negotiations resulted in the signing of the commercial agreement of 23 December 1934 between the company and the Shaikh of Kuwait. The other map, a large scale map of Kuwait (IOR/L/PS/12/3812, folio 58) has been catalogued as part of the previous file in this series (IOR/L/PS/12/3811, f 410).

Extent and format

1 map

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale not given

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 30° 45' 38.52" N, 46° 7' 14.16" E
Top-right: 30° 45' 38.52" N, 51° 54' 37.44" E
Bottom-left: 23° 56' 54.96" N, 46° 7' 14.16" E
Bottom-right: 23° 56' 54.96" N, 51° 54' 37.44" E

It is part of

Coll 30/91(2) 'Koweit Oil Concession: Agreement between the Shaikh of Kuwait and the Kuwait Oil Coy.'

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/3812

Physical characteristics

Materials: printed on paper

Dimensions: 285 x 185mm, on sheet 330 x 225mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/3812, f 57

History of this record

Date(s)

1934? (CE, Gregorian)

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Map of the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3812, f 57, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100056602091.0x000001> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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