‘Map showing (A) Air Routes, established and projected; (B) Islands in the Persian Gulf; (C) Boundaries of Kuwait and Trucial Area. Map II'

IOR/R/15/1/730, f 88

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1928. 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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Content

Imprint:

Printed at the War Office, October 1928. Geographical Section. General Staff. No. 3869.

Distinctive Features:

Relief shown by gradient tints and spot heights.

Classified "Secret".

Shows various air routes with established aerodromes, proposed refuelling and emergency stations. International boundaries coloured with a table of reference and an explanatory note provided at the lower right of map.

Coastline and islands outlined in pencil.

Extent and format

1 map

Area map covers

Map loading...

Scale

Scale approximately 1:4,000,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 32° 2' 40.2" N, 43° 55' 9.12" E
Top-right: 32° 2' 40.2" N, 70° 2' 16.44" E
Bottom-left: 20° 2' 31.56" N, 43° 55' 9.12" E
Bottom-right: 20° 2' 31.56" N, 70° 2' 16.44" E

It is part of

'Historical Summary of Events in Territories of the Ottoman Empire, Persia and Arabia affecting the British Position in the Persian Gulf, 1907-1928'

188 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/730

Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

331 x 700 mm, on sheet 417 x 763 mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Archive information for this record

Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/R/15/1/730, f 88
Date(s): 1928 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Persian Gulf

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‘Map showing (A) Air Routes, established and projected; (B) Islands in the Persian Gulf; (C) Boundaries of Kuwait and Trucial Area. Map II', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/730, f 88, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023133704.0x000002> [accessed 14 March 2025]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/730, f 88
Title: ‘Map showing (A) Air Routes, established and projected; (B) Islands in the Persian Gulf; (C) Boundaries of Kuwait and Trucial Area. Map II'
Pages: 88r:88v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence