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Sketch map of Ras al Khaima area [120r] (1/2)
The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1926. 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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1 * Small groups of Bedouins of the Dhalimah are in the habit of
?? 5 f® 10nal ^ escen ' fcs on ■the/nb-r-tWe® , rf^ a ' t i n ah for the purpose of
lifting 3 , slave or few camels which they take back with them
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ii. The avenues of approach and return through the Hflofthern
R T ri ? e - ar -l S e !i rlc i ed t0 ^ few ¥ adis the chief of which 1
are V. Jizzi, W.H a tta, W. qor (see map).
iii. The State has been able to establish control over the former
by.subsidising its local chiefs or friendly Dhalinah ones to
maintain armed posts, usually over water or where the Wadis
debouch on to the plain.
1V# i^ouwASiM 0 ^ be ?+ possi S le A in ^ he case of w * ^ or because
is Q,U\/ASIM territory. W. qor is alleged to be the popular
track for this traffic. P P r
v. The chief culprits, I gathered when on tour, are elements of
the Beni Qutub and Awamir tribes.
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Hand-drawn map of tribal territories around Ras al Khaima with ports and valleys labelled, and routes indicated by pecked line. Muscat limits shown by hatched markings.
Below map typed explanatory notes with references to the slave traffic, signed by Bertram S. Thomas and dated ‘16-11-26’.
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- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 26° 25' 48" N, 55° 15' 11.88" E
Top-right: 26° 25' 48" N, 56° 59' 16.08" E
Bottom-left: 24° 12' 32.76" N, 55° 15' 11.88" E
Bottom-right: 24° 12' 32.76" N, 56° 59' 16.08" E - Physical characteristics
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Pen and ink on paper with typed text
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315 x 202 mm
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- IOR/R/15/1/278, f 120
- Title
- Sketch map of Ras al Khaima area
- Pages
- 120r:120v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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