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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in Jun 1938. 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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Photostatic copy of a map of the east coast of Saudi Arabia, from Doha Manifa [Dawḩat Munīfah] in the south to El Maqta [Khawr al Maqţa‘] in the north. The map indicates hydrography and land features.

Included on the map is a short handwritten note, dated 30 June 1938 and addressed to Hugh Weightman, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, by Max Thornburg. In the note Thornburg states that the hydrography has been sketched in from Admiralty charts but is 'of questionable accuracy.'

The map was printed by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company's Producing Department (Geological Division).

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
1:100000
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Projection Any method by which the earth’s curved surface may be transposed (or projected) on to a flat surface.
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 28° 26' 1.32" N, 48° 24' 3.6" E
Top-right: 28° 26' 1.32" N, 48° 58' 47.28" E
Bottom-left: 27° 31' 22.44" N, 48° 24' 3.6" E
Bottom-right: 27° 31' 22.44" N, 48° 58' 47.28" E
It is part of
Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 485 x 392mm, on sheet 496 x 409mm

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Map

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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/L/PS/12/2115, f 118

History of this record

Date(s)
Jun 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Places
El MaqtaDoha Manifa
People & organisations
Max Weston Thornburg

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'RECONNAISSANCE MAP: DOHA MANIFA TO MAQTA FOR PORT AND REFINERY SITES', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2115, f 118, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100046164909.0x000001> [accessed 7 June 2026]

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