'BAHREIN & VICINITY.'
IOR/L/PS/12/3907, f 75
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 29 May 1939. 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 produced by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), originally dated 18 May 1939. Shows new information in red (reconnaissance survey, 25-27 May 1939).
Shows Bahrein [Bahrain] and coasts of Qatar, and Hasa [Saudi Arabia].
A letter from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain (Hugh Weightman) to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle), on folios 70-74, relates to the map.
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- 1:100,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 27° 0' 36.72" N, 50° 0' 46.44" E
Top-right: 27° 0' 36.72" N, 51° 4' 39" E
Bottom-left: 25° 0' 9" N, 50° 0' 46.44" E
Bottom-right: 25° 0' 9" N, 51° 4' 39" E - It is part of
- 259 imagesRef: IOR/L/PS/12/3907
- Physical characteristics
Materials: blueprint on tracing paper, with additions in wash and red ink.
Dimensions: 2210 x 940mm, on sheet 2220 x 950mm.
- 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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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3907, f 75
- Former external reference(s)
- BR-486/[1]
- Date(s)
- 29 May 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
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'BAHREIN & VICINITY.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3907, f 75, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100088049971.0x000001> [accessed 23 April 2024]
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3907, f 75
- Title
- 'BAHREIN & VICINITY.'
- Pages
- 75r:75v
- Author
- Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)
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