'GULF OF OM ĀN: MUSCAT & AL MATRAH'

IOR/L/PS/12/2160B, f 63

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The record is made up of 1 plan. It was created in Jan 1937. 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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Plan depicting soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. in fathoms in Matrah Bay [Dawḩat Maţraḩ], Kalbuh Cove [Khawr Kalbūh] and Muscat Cove [Khawr Masqaţ], in the Gulf of Oman. The plan indicates hydrology, settlements and roads, as well as providing some indication of relief. A number of place names and locations have been underlined in red ink. Below the plan are landscape depictions of Muscat from the sea and the wider landscape from the Gulf of Oman.

Includes the printing statement: 'Produced under the Superintendence of Rear-Admiral J.A. Edgell, C.B., O.B.E., Hydrographer.' Prepared by naval staff in the Admiralty's Naval Intelligence Division.

Extent and format
1 plan
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale approximately 1:8,710
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 23° 39' 28.97" N, 58° 32' 34.37" E
Top-right: 23° 39' 28.97" N, 58° 36' 38.16" E
Bottom-left: 23° 35' 57.65" N, 58° 32' 34.37" E
Bottom-right: 23° 35' 57.65" N, 58° 36' 38.16" E
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Materials: Printed on paper.

Dimensions: 487 x 647mm, on sheet 556 x 699mm.

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English in Latin script
Type
Plan

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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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IOR/L/PS/12/2160B, f 63

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Jan 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

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'GULF OF OM ĀN: MUSCAT & AL MATRAH', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2160B, f 63, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100042760282.0x00001c> [accessed 21 November 2024]

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