Rough sketch map depicting the south-western part of the Qatar Peninsula. The map, which is a rough illustration and is not to scale, estimates the approximate location of Jabal Dukhan [Jabal Dukhān, Qatar], Jabal Naksh [Khashm an Nakhsh, Qatar], Al 'Araiq [Al ‘Urayq, Qatar], Al Mashabiyah [Al Ma...
Sketch Map of the Eastern Part of the Arabian Peninsula
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Sketch map depicting the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. The map includes various lines, which have been drawn in crayon and described in a corresponding key. These include the 'blue line' (laid down in the non-ratified Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913 and redefined and adopted in the Angl...
Sketch map illustrating the disputed south-eastern frontier of Saudi Arabia, appended to a Foreign Office memorandum. The map features three boundaries, which are labelled as the following: the boundary claimed by Saudi Arabia, the Ottoman boundary, and the boundary offered to the Saudis by the ...
Map Showing Anglo-Turkish Boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula
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This map depicts two Anglo-Turkish boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula. The northernmost line represents the 'blue line', which was laid down in the non-ratified Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913 and redefined and adopted in the Anglo-Ottoman convention of the following year. The line that descen...
Map depicting the northern and north-western parts of the Arabian Peninsula, as well as the surrounding region. The map indicates hydrology, boundaries, settlements, routes and railway lines, as well as providing some indication of relief in the form of hachures.
Map depicting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, with the south-eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula on one side and southern Persia [Iran] and south-western India [Pakistan] on the other. The map indicates hydrology, boundaries, settlements and routes, and provides some indication of relie...
Map depicting the south-western part of the Arabian Peninsula and the surrounding area (East Africa, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden are also featured). The map indicates hydrology, boundaries, routes and settlements, as well as providing some indication of relief in the form of hachures. Pub...
Map depicting the south-eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. The map indicates hydrology and settlements, as well as providing some indication of relief in the form of hachures. A table of symbols appears on the map. Originally published in 1910 by the Surveyor General of India, with additions...
'ARABIA: GENERAL MAP SHOWING COMMUNICATIONS, LANDING GROUNDS ETC.'
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Map showing aerodromes, landing grounds and seaplane anchorages in the Arabian Peninsula. The map also indicates hydrology, settlements, and boundaries. Includes the following printing statement: 'Produced under the Superintendence of Captain J.A. Edgell, O.B.E., R.N., Hydrographer.' Prepared b...
