'Rough Sketch Map Showing Approximate Area of Morrah Tribal 'Dira' From Baduin Sources'
IOR/R/15/5/184, f 158
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1935. 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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The map shows 'Al Morrah' and other tribal areas and a few physical features in the south-eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. A 'dira' is a tribal area. The word Baduin in the title is equivalent to Bedouin.
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- 1:3000000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 27° 7' 48" N, 48° 22' 48" E
Top-right: 27° 7' 48" N, 56° 57' 0" E
Bottom-left: 14° 39' 0" N, 48° 22' 48" E
Bottom-right: 14° 39' 0" N, 56° 57' 0" E - It is part of
- 751 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/5/184
- Physical characteristics
Materials: printed on blueprint paper.
Dimensions: 385mm x 330mm.
- 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.
- Access conditions
Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/5/184, f 158
- Date(s)
- 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/5/184, f 158
- Title
- 'Rough Sketch Map Showing Approximate Area of Morrah Tribal 'Dira' From Baduin Sources'
- Pages
- 158r:158v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence