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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Language French Material Type Maps and Plans

1. IOR/L/PS/9/68/67

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/68/67
Title:
Map Indicating Routes of Navigation Around the Harbour of Zanzibar and the Surrounding Islands
Scope & Content:
Manuscript map used to illustrate routes of navigation around the harbour of Zanzibar [Zanzibar City] and the surrounding islands. The map indicates the coastline and coastal waters to a distance of two miles offshore, and portrays coastal and inland hydrography, vegetation, hachuring on coastal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
between 1795-1810
Extent:

1 map sheet

2. IOR/L/PS/10/231, f 12

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/231, f 12
Title:
I SKETCH MAP OF MESOPOTAMIA AND THE TURCO-PERSIAN FRONTIER
Scope & Content:
The map shows Mesopotamia and the Turco-Persian frontier with the main rivers and cities. A red line indicates the principal pilgrim route from Hamadan, Persia, to Nejef.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1916
Extent:
1 map

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2068, f 383

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2068, f 383
Title:
Map of Aden
Scope & Content:
The map shows Yemen and the surrounding region, including parts of French Somaliland [Djibouti]. The map, which was produced by the War Office, includes highlighted regions that are described as showing the 'present limits of Zeidi penetrations'. The topographical details and measurements of sca...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Jan 1926
Extent:
1 map

4. IOR/L/PS/12/3485, f 41

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3485, f 41
Title:
‘Carte concernant l’exploitation des pètroles du Nord, Est et de l’Est confordément au projet présenté à la Chambre’
Scope & Content:
Map of Iran and its neighbours, indicating the extent of an oil concession granted to the Amiranian Oil Company. The map, with accompanying key, indicates: the Iranian frontier, the Amiranian Oil Company’s concession line; the names of countries and major settlements, given in French and Persian...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French and Persian
Date Range:
1937
Extent:
1 map

5. IOR/L/PS/20/60, f 3 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/60, f 3 1
Title:
'GULF OF TAJURA. JIBUTI BAY'
Scope & Content:
The map shows a region of eastern Africa around Jibuti [Djibouti] Bay at the southern entrance to the Gulf of Tajura, indicating buildings, hydrology and soundings, with short descriptions of vegetation and tidal conditions, and a brief note on tidal streams and anchorage. The map was compiled '...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1895
Extent:

1 map

6. IOR/L/PS/20/60, f 3 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/60, f 3 2
Title:
'OBOKH'
Scope & Content:
The map shows a region of eastern Africa around Obokh [Obock] at the northern entrance to the Gulf of Tajura, indicating buildings, hydrology, soundings and navigation lights, with short descriptions of vegetation and tidal conditions, and a brief note on the visibility of buoys. The map was com...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1895
Extent:

1 map

7. IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (i)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (i)
Title:
‘Iraq (N.W. Frontier)’
Scope & Content:
The map shows the area around the frontier between Iraq and Syria. It includes three red lines, which a key (in English and French) indicating that they represent the frontier determined by the Convention between the United Kingdom and France of 23 December 1920, as interpreted by the French Gove...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
c 1932
Extent:
1 map

8. IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (ii)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (ii)
Title:
Map of the frontier between Iraq and Syria
Scope & Content:
The map shows the area around the frontier between Iraq and Syria, it includes five green lines, with a key indicating that they represent the frontier according to the following: the French and Syrian Assessors; the British and Iraqi Assessors; the Commission of Enquiry; the majority; and the mi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Mar 1932
Extent:
1 map

9. IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (iii)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (iii)
Title:
‘Beled Sindjar’ and ‘Karatchok-Dagh’
Scope & Content:
The map shows the area around the frontier between Iraq and Syria, it includes a green line showing the frontier suggested by the Commission of Enquiry set up by the Council of the League of Nations to examine the frontier between Iraq and Syria. The map includes a key (in French) indicating vari...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Apr 1932
Extent:
1 map

10. IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (iv)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/W/L/PS/12/2848 (iv)
Title:
Bouara
Scope & Content:
The map shows the area around the frontier between Iraq and Syria. It includes a green line showing the frontier suggested by the Commission of Enquiry set up by the Council of the League of Nations to examine the frontier between Iraq and Syria. The map includes a key (in French) indicating vari...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
May 1932
Extent:
1 map