'MOUTH OF THE EUPHRATES SHATT AL ARAB AND BAHMISHIR RIVER' [‎321r] (1/2)

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'MOUTH OF THE EUPHRATES SHATT AL ARAB AND BAHMISHIR RIVER'

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/169, f 321

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1907-1911. 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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A map indicating the locations of four conical buoys and three cask buoys at the mouth of the Shatt Al Arab River. The buoys are marked in manuscript with corresponding arrows drawn in the right margin.

The base map A map portraying background detail. on which the buoys are indicated is Admiralty chart 1235, 'Re-published at the Admiralty 30th. Sept. 1898', 'Large corrections... Mar. 1907.'.

A hand stamp on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. reads, 'British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. Received 19 Aug. 1908'.

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1 map

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale approximately 1:100,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 30° 28' 14.16" N, 48° 9' 20.88" E
Top-right: 30° 28' 14.16" N, 48° 48' 24.48" E
Bottom-left: 29° 41' 31.92" N, 48° 9' 20.88" E
Bottom-right: 29° 41' 31.92" N, 48° 48' 24.48" E

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed on paper with manuscript additions in coloured ink

Dimensions: 910 x 645mm, on sheet 1020 x 673mm

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English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/10/169, f 321
Title: 'MOUTH OF THE EUPHRATES SHATT AL ARAB AND BAHMISHIR RIVER'
Pages: 321r:321v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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