Sketch map of Oman

IOR/R/15/1/278, f 122

2 items in this record

See all items in a listSee all items in a slider

Search within this record

The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1926. 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. .

About this record

Content

Distinctive Features:

Hand-drawn outline map with certain areas (i.e. the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , area north of Shinas down to Muscat, and Dhofar Crown Estate) defined and annotated with remarks on their revenues. Coastal towns in the Gulf of Oman labelled and represented by encircled dots.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

Map loading...

Scale

Scale not given

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 26° 29' 24" N, 54° 56' 24" E
Top-right: 26° 29' 24" N, 60° 3' 36" E
Bottom-left: 18° 22' 12" N, 54° 56' 24" E
Bottom-right: 18° 22' 12" N, 60° 3' 36" E

It is part of

'14/196 Punishment of the Sheikh of Fujairah. Sheikh Hawad bin Abdullah Sharqiyin.'

530 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/278

Physical characteristics

Materials:

Pencil on paper

Dimensions:

325 x 212 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/15/1/278, f 122
Date(s): 1926 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Oman

Share this record

Cite this record in your research

Sketch map of Oman, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/278, f 122, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023512527.0x000001> [accessed 2 April 2025]

Link to this record

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023512527.0x000001

IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0000fb/manifest Open in Universal viewer Open in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Copyright: How to use this content

Reference: IOR/R/15/1/278, f 122
Title: Sketch map of Oman
Pages: 122r:122v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence