Photograph of a Herd of Cattle on the Qutun Uplands
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Photograph of a herd of cattle on the Qutun uplands [Qaţan], Dhofar, near Thenoot, in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. This photograph is part of a series of photographs that appear at the end of a preliminary report on the land resources of Dhofar, produced by Brian Joseph Hartley, Director o...
Photograph of a cow of the Qara [Jabal al Qarā’] mountain breed, in Dhofar, in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. This photograph is part of a series of photographs that appear at the end of a preliminary report on the land resources of Dhofar, produced by Brian Joseph Hartley, Director of Agric...
A simple sketch in pencil of the Ismaili Jamat-Khana (place of worship) in Gwadur [Gwadar]. The locations where the building's walls had been defiled by human excrement and abusive messages written are marked on the sketch in pen.
A sketch of a section of Gwadur [Gwadar] Town that shows the property of the slain Ghulam Ali and the surrounding properties including the Ismaili Jamat-Khana (place of worship). The uses and owners of the properties shown are labelled, as well as the location of doors and passageways.
A black and white aerial photograph of Muscat with the following marked on it in pen: The Sultan's Palace RAF Rest House and wireless station British Political Agency The Portuguese Fort The road to Mattra [Muttrah] from Muscat Mattra (in the background of the photograph).
A sketch map with countries and borders shown ranging from Oman in the west to China in the east. An area shaded in red indicates areas to be included in Air H.Q. India Bombing Target Catalogues (with a potential radius of action taken as 500 miles).
MUSCAT. CONSULATE COMPOUND AND ADJACENT BUILDINGS.
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The plan shows the Muscat Political Agency and Consulate Compound and adjacent buildings, with the premises of Cable and Wireless Limited marked A, B, and C. Proposed additions to the Cable and Wireless premises marked C (existing building and proposed extension) are shown shaded and outlined in...
The map shows the Middle East with shaded areas showing the different oil concessions held by the Iraq Petroleum Company (British, American, Anglo-Dutch, French), Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (British); CALTEX Group (American); Egypt (British and American concession areas). Hand written annotations...
Plan of Catholic Cemetery Near American Mission in Muscat
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A simple plan that depicts the cemetery's doors, surrounding wall and the location of its graves (with an incomplete list of the names of those buried).