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‘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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Scale
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
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Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 300 x 211mm, on sheet 364 x 275mm

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English in Latin script
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‘Sketch Map of Portion of the Persian Gulf To accompany Captain Douglas’ Report on a journey from India to the Mediterranean.’ [‎138r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F111/358, f 138, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100069731505.0x00004c> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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