‘Sketch Map of Portion of the Persian Gulf To accompany Captain Douglas’ Report on a journey from India to the Mediterranean.’ [138r] (1/2)
The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in Feb 1897. 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 part of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It is part of a 'Report on a Journey from India to the Mediterranean viâ the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Baghdad and the Euphrates Valley, including a Visit to the Turkish Dependency of El Hasa.' by Captain J A Douglas, Staff Captain, Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General’s Department in India, 1897. The names of the places mentioned in the Report are underlined in red on the map.
Hydrology is indicated on the map.
The map bears the printing statement ‘I.B. [Intelligence Branch], Topo. Dy. No. 1,858. Exd. C. J. A. February 1897.’ and the reference number ‘No. 1,210-I., 97.’
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- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- 1:6,336,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 34° 0' 0" N, 44° 0' 36" E
Top-right: 34° 0' 0" N, 53° 0' 0" E
Bottom-left: 24° 0' 36" N, 44° 0' 36" E
Bottom-right: 24° 0' 36" N, 53° 0' 0" E - Physical characteristics
Materials: Printed on paper
Dimensions: 300 x 211mm, on sheet 364 x 275mm
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Mss Eur F111/358, f 138
- Title
- ‘Sketch Map of Portion of the Persian Gulf To accompany Captain Douglas’ Report on a journey from India to the Mediterranean.’
- Pages
- 138r:138v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence