Map of Kuwait produced (according to a letter on folio 409 of IOR/L/PS/12/3811) by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). The map shows main settlements (with place names in both English and Arabic), and gives some indication of relief. The boundaries of Kuwait are shown by means of a line of th...
The map sheet is one of three included in IOR/L/PS/20/E56. The map shows parts of the Levant region. It also shows the Mediterranean Sea, the Dead Sea [also referred to as Bahr-Lut], the Sea of Galilee [also referred to as Bahr Tubariyeh] and an inset of Jerusalem and the surrounding country (sc...
Imprint: 'Surveyed under the direction of Lieut.-Colonel F. B. Longe, R.E., Surveyor General of India.' 'Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun.' Distinctive features: Includes an index to places on the map in English and Arabic. Includes list of symbols and abbreviatio...
Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Roads indicated by pecked lines. Shows Qatar and Bahrain. The Southern border of Qatar is indicated by a thick pecked line. Enclosed is a letter on the question of the southern limit of the Qatar Oil Concession sent by L. Lefroy at Britannic Hou...
Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Roads indicated by pecked lines. Shows Qatar and Bahrain. The southern border of Qatar is indicated by a thick pecked line. Copy of the map enclosed to a letter on the question of the Southern limit of the Qatar Oil Concession sent by L. Lefroy...
The plan is part of a title deed for the gift of two pieces of land from the Government of Bahrain, for the extension of the Christian Cemetery in Bahrain. The deed is numbered 364 and dated 6 Dhul-Qadah 1351, equivalent to the Gregorian calendar date of 2 March 1933. The plan shows the layout of...
Sketch map of Pearl Banks between Koweit and Ras Tanura
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The map shows the locations of pearl banks along the east coast of the Persian Gulf between Kuwait and Ras Tanura. The map is a rough, hand-drawn sketch. The pearl banks are numbered from 1-58 which correspond to a numbered list (in Arabic) which appears on the sheet. Also given are the names of ...
Plan drawing entitled 'PLAN SHOWING LANDS ADJACENT TO FAO DEPOT.' The plan is in blue print and it has been issued by the Basra Port Directorate, Chief Engineer's Office, Port Headquarters.
This sketch map is a south-north depiction of Gwadur [Gwadar] and the surrounding area, with place names and landmarks written in Arabic. Scale not given.
‘Chart of the Gulf of Persia. Constructed from the Trigonometrical Surveys Made by Order of The Hon.ble the Court of Directors of the United English East India Company; by George Barnes Brucks, Commander H.C. Marine. 1830. Engraved by R. Bateman, 85 Long Acre’
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Imprint: Published by James Horsburgh, Hydrographer to the East India Company. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by soundings. Nautical chart of the Persian Gulf compiled from the surveys carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers between 1820 and 1829, with pla...