Map of the south-western part of the Arabian Peninsula, enclosed in a printed copy of the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1914. It depicts coloured boundaries as laid down in the Convention. A key is included in the upper left-hand corner. In addition to boundaries the map indicates hydrology and se...
Map issued as Annex no. 5A to the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 29 July 1913, with roads and overland and submarine telegraph lines shown. A blue line runs from Jazirat az Zakhnūnīyah to the centre of Ruba'-al-Khaila [Rubʻ al Khālī]. The map contains notations concerning topographic features. The...
Sketch map of Jebel Tubaik [Jabal aţ Ţubayq, Saudi Arabia], with three coloured lines depicting routes around the eastern edge of the mountain range. The lines begin north-west of Ma'aizila [Al Mu‘ayzīlah] and descend south, ending just to the west of Nuqra al Hamra [Nuqrat al Ḩamrā’]. The map pr...
APPENDIX C. MAP SHOWING THE EXTENT OF WAHABI AND OF MUSCAT POWER, 1865.
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Map enclosed as an appendix to an India Office memorandum entitled 'Historical Memorandum on the Relations of the Wahabi Amirs and Ibn Saud with Eastern Arabia and the British Government, 1800-1934', dated 26 September 1934. The map depicts the south-eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, with t...
Map depicting the eastern Arabian Peninsula. The map, which was prepared in anticipation of frontier negotiations with the Saudi Arabian Government, shows possible lines for the south-eastern Saudi Arabian border, as proposed by the Foreign Office. A blue line, drawn in blue crayon and descendi...
Sketch Map of the South-Eastern Part of the Arabian Peninsula
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This map depicts the south-eastern Arabian Peninsula, with several lines in crayon and pencil marking prospective lines for the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of Saudi Arabia. The blue line represents the 'blue line' (the frontier which marked the Ottoman Government's renunciation of its ...
Sketch map depicting the Qatar Peninsula and Bahrain Island. The map indicates boundaries, hydrology, roads and settlements, and also provides some indication of relief. A note states that the map is based on a War Office map of Asia (scale: 1:1,000,000), 'with adjustments controlled by travers...
ROUGH SKETCH MAP SHOWING APPROXIMATE AREA OF MORRAH TRIBAL "DIRA" FROM BADUIN SOURCES
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Sketch map depicting the Al Morrah tribal dira [tribal area] and other tribal areas in the south-eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. The map also features lines drawn in blue ink, pencil and crayon, which mark prospective boundaries for eastern and south-eastern Saudi Arabia. The blue line ...
ARABIA. Route Traverse across the RUB' AL KHALI from DHUFAR TO DOHA by BERTRAM THOMAS 1930-31
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Map published by the Royal Geographical Society. From the Geographical Journal, September 1931. The map depicts Bertram Thomas's 1930-31 route, and earlier routes, in red. The map indicates settlements, hydrology, and also provides some indication of relief. Also included is a table of referenc...