Blueprint showing position of pearl banks on Trucial Coast

IOR/R/15/1/616, f 11

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 18 Mar 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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Each of the pearl banks marked with a number. Shores not covered by water at low tide indicated by dotted lines. Includes a key which lists the names of the 110 numbered pearl banks in transliterated English.

Above neat line at the bottom left-hand corner and centre illegible details obscured by smudged ink (probably imprint), followed by: ‘March 18, 1939. T.C.G’.

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1 map
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Scale
Scale not given
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 27° 0' 7.92" N, 52° 2' 18.24" E
Top-right: 27° 0' 7.92" N, 59° 0' 44.64" E
Bottom-left: 23° 0' 36" N, 52° 2' 18.24" E
Bottom-right: 23° 0' 36" N, 59° 0' 44.64" E
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Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

500 x 821 mm, on sheet 593 x 890 mm

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Map

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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/R/15/1/616, f 11

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18 Mar 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

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Blueprint showing position of pearl banks on Trucial Coast, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/616, f 11, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023720880.0x000003> [accessed 1 April 2025]

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