'SKETCH MAP OF THE PERSIAN GULF & ARABIA' [‎312v] (2/2)

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'SKETCH MAP OF THE PERSIAN GULF & ARABIA'

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/12/2137, f 312

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in Jun 1914. 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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This map, printed by the War Office in June 1914, depicts the Arabian Peninsula, with the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on either side. The map indicates settlements, hydrology, and boundaries, and provides some indication of relief.

The map features printed territorial lines, which are described in a table of reference. These lines, which have been highlighted with coloured ink, represent boundaries delimited in 1903-1905 and 1913.

Additional lines drawn in coloured ink and crayon represent prospective boundaries for eastern and south-eastern Saudi Arabia, and date from the early 1930s approximately. The outermost line, in red ink, is (as indicated by a handwritten note) an approximation of the Saudi Government's interpretation of its country's eastern and south-eastern boundary.

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1 map

Area map covers

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Scale

1:5,000,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 32° 51' 36" N, 32° 2' 24" E
Top-right: 32° 51' 36" N, 59° 53' 60" E
Bottom-left: 12° 32' 24" N, 32° 2' 24" E
Bottom-right: 12° 32' 24" N, 59° 53' 60" E

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour on paper, with manuscript additions in coloured ink and crayon.

Dimensions: 469 x 582mm, on sheet 563 x 766mm.

Written in

English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/12/2137, f 312
Title: 'SKETCH MAP OF THE PERSIAN GULF & ARABIA'
Pages: 312r:312v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence

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