‘BAHREIN & VICINITY. BR-486/1’ [‎157br] (1/2)

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‘BAHREIN & VICINITY. BR-486/1’

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/335, f 157B

The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 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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Distinctive Features:

Depths shown by contours.

Attached to letter dated 29th May 1939 regarding Saudi claim to certain islands.

Sketch map prepared by the Bahrain Petroleum Company from Admiralty charts and other information on record showing Bahrain, the Saudi Arabia and Qatar coasts and the waters to the north, with shoals and reefs mapped in detail.

New information obtained during the reconnaissance survey between 25th and 27th May 1939, added in red ink including the proposed boundaries line to determine territorial waters of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

Map loading...

Scale

approximately 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

Physical characteristics

Materials:

Blueprint on tracing paper with additions in wash and red ink

Dimensions:

2207 x 914 mm, on sheet 2232 x 978 mm

Written in

English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/335, f 157B
Title: ‘BAHREIN & VICINITY. BR-486/1’
Pages: 157br:157bv
Author: Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)
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