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'LEASED AREA NO. 2' [‎33v] (2/2)

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1938. 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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Map showing the second of two proposed concession areas which Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) hoped to acquire from the Shaikh of Bahrain, identified as 'Leased Area No. 2'.

The leased area which the Company hopes to acquire is marked with a red line and covers the Hawar group of islands and Fasht ad D'bal [Fasht ad Dībal]. The map also shows the bottom right corner of Leased Area No. 1.

Part of Admiralty Chart No. 2837B.

Longitude and latitude lines are marked on the map.

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1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale approximately 1:150,200
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 26° 24' 1.12" N, 50° 40' 39.41" E
Top-right: 26° 24' 1.12" N, 50° 52' 2.83" E
Bottom-left: 25° 32' 21.88" N, 50° 40' 39.41" E
Bottom-right: 25° 32' 21.88" N, 50° 52' 2.83" E
Physical characteristics

Materials: printed on paper

Dimensions: 660 x 510mm on sheet 690 x 540mm

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English in Latin script
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'LEASED AREA NO. 2' [‎33v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3852, f 33, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100070084975.0x000045> [accessed 4 July 2026]

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