‘Rough Sketch of the Ajer Inlet.’

Mss Eur F111/358, f 141

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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 rough sketch map shows the Ajer [Aker] inlet on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in the region of El Hasa [Al-Hasa, or Al-Aḥsāʾ, in what is now Saudi Arabia].

It includes brief descriptions of topography and water depth.

The map bears the printing statements ‘I.B. [Intelligence Branch] Topo. Dy. No. 1,847. Exd. C. J. A., February 1897.’, ‘(Sd.) J. A. D., 27-7-96.’ and the reference number ‘No. 1,178-I., 96.’

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1 map
Scale
Scale approximately 1:31,680
Scale designator
Horizontal
Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 300 x 250mm, on sheet 365 x 275mm

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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Mss Eur F111/358, f 141

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Feb 1897 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘Rough Sketch of the Ajer Inlet.’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F111/358, f 141, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100069734448.0x000001> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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