‘MAP OF THE KUWAIT HINTERLAND’

IOR/R/15/1/613, f 46

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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

Imprint:

Harrison & Son Lith. St. Martins Lane, W.C. (90.3/13. 2496) F.O. Asiatic Turkey 2808 CC-2.

Distinctive Features:

Relief shown by contours and spot heights.

Proposed limits of Kuwait authority indicated by red line.

Includes an explanatory note on sources used in compiling the map and a key to symbols at the bottom margin; borders lettered and numbered for reference. Top right corner printed: ‘(Enclosure to Burshire Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Letter No. 1727 to the Port of India in the Foreign Dept.)’.

Enlarged copies of this map hold at IOR/R/15/1/612.

Extent and format

1 map

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale 1:337,920

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 30° 34' 5.88" N, 46° 0' 13.32" E
Top-right: 30° 34' 5.88" N, 49° 33' 43.2" E
Bottom-left: 27° 17' 29.4" N, 46° 0' 13.32" E
Bottom-right: 27° 17' 29.4" N, 49° 33' 43.2" E

It is part of

'File 73/7 III (D 24) Status of Kuwait & Anglo-Turkish negotiations'

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/613

Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 514 x 477 mm, on sheet 615 x 506 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 46
Date(s): 1913 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Kuwait
People & organisations: Harrison and Sons Ltd, printers, London

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‘MAP OF THE KUWAIT HINTERLAND’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/613, f 46, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023802913.0x000005> [accessed 30 March 2025]

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