‘BAGHDAD AND THE PERSIAN GULF’
IOR/R/15/1/613, f 140
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1913. 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
Newspaper cutting from an unknown paper with date ‘Tues May 17th 1913’ inserted in black ink at top of the page.
Distinctive Features:
Relief shown by hachures.
Map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region issued with an article ‘British Interest in the Gulf’ to illustrate the Baghdad Railway with proposed terminus in Basra. Also shows wireless telegraph stations in Mekran and Sharga.
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- Scale approximately 1:14,200,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 33° 34' 38.64" N, 44° 4' 42.6" E
Top-right: 33° 34' 38.64" N, 60° 3' 44.64" E
Bottom-left: 22° 0' 20.88" N, 44° 4' 42.6" E
Bottom-right: 22° 0' 20.88" N, 60° 3' 44.64" E - It is part of
- 709 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/613
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions: 106 x 135 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/15/1/613, f 140
- Date(s)
- 1913 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Persian Gulf
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- IOR/R/15/1/613, f 140
- Title
- ‘BAGHDAD AND THE PERSIAN GULF’
- Pages
- 140r
- Author
- Unknown
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
