'MAP "A" – A general map of the Trucial Coast showing the disputed area.'
B.S. 14/371, f 256
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1955. 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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Map of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , showing the disputed area of Buraimi [Al Buraymī, circled]. A dotted line indicates the line claimed by the Saudi Arabian Government in 1949, while an orange line indicates the line claimed on behalf of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi in 1952.
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- Scale approximately 1:523,036
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 25° 0' 48.6" N, 51° 57' 25.92" E
Top-right: 25° 0' 48.6" N, 56° 23' 4.92" E
Bottom-left: 22° 59' 56.04" N, 51° 57' 25.92" E
Bottom-right: 22° 59' 56.04" N, 56° 23' 4.92" E - It is part of
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- Physical characteristics
Materials: Printed in colour on paper, with manuscript additions in ink
Dimensions: 890 x 1341mm, on sheet 972 x 1412mm
- 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.
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- Archive reference
- B.S. 14/371, f 256
- Date(s)
- 1955 (CE, Gregorian)
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- B.S. 14/371, f 256
- Title
- 'MAP "A" – A general map of the Trucial Coast showing the disputed area.'
- Pages
- 256r:256v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Public Domain