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591. IOR/L/PS/12/1195, f 12

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1195, f 12
Title:
Ext 1291 'Map of Middle East'
Scope & Content:
Map showing settlement of oilfields around Persia, Kuwait, Kirkuk, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The map highlights cities where there are oilfields. Oilfields are coloured for reference with an explanatory note at the upper right-hand corner of the sheet.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1947
Extent:
1 map

592. IOR/L/PS/12/1201, f 11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1201, f 11
Title:
Persian Frontiers settlements and adjustment 1828-1937
Scope & Content:
Map showing the Persian frontiers with Iraq, Turkey, USSR, Afghanistan, and Baluchistan. The map highlights cities between the borders. Boundaries are coloured for reference with an explanatory note at the upper right-hand corner of the sheet.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
June 1945
Extent:
1 map

593. IOR/L/PS/12/1201, f 12

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1201, f 12
Title:
The Shatt al-arab portion of the Perso-Iraqi frontier as fixed in 1913-14 and amended in 1937
Scope & Content:
Map showing two views of the Shatt al-Arab portion of the Perso-Iraqi Frontier. The first view shows a more general view of the frontier between Persia and the Iraqi border around Basra, including the Persian Gulf. The second view shows in more detail the Abadan Island zone. The scale of the fir...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
March 1945
Extent:
1 map

594. IOR/L/PS/12/1491, f 22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1491, f 22
Title:
ADEN. ADMIRALTY OIL FUEL STORAGE
Scope & Content:
The map shows a section of the Aden harbour at the foot of a hill, including the Messagerie's coal wharf; the Messrs Luke Thomas & Co. coal wharves; the Messrs C D Bros premises; the coal grounds; the petrol godown; and the Muslim Burial Ground. A section of the map marked A - B - D - E deno...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1936
Extent:
1 map

595. IOR/L/PS/12/1497, f 446

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1497, f 446
Title:
PART PLAN OF PERIM ISLAND
Scope & Content:
The plan shows part of Perim island, terminating in the east in a line roughly demarcated from Lee Point in the south to Ra's al 'Ushsh in the north. The plan was produced as part of a lease between the Secretary of State for India in Council and the Perim Coal Company, showing the land and bui...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 plan

596. IOR/L/PS/12/1952, f 95

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1952, f 95
Title:
‘India: Areas Prohibited to Civil Aircraft’
Scope & Content:
The map displays British India's border region with Afghanistan and Eastern Persia, illustrating the areas prohibited to civil aircraft. It demarcates the external boundary of British India, along with its internal and district boundaries; railway lines are also indicated. It also contains a sch...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1933
Extent:
1 map

597. IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1956, f 7
Title:
Tracing of Qatar Peninsula showing amended Coastline
Scope & Content:
The map consists of a tracing from Admiralty Chart No. 28376 of the Qatar Peninsula and neighbouring Bahrain. The map outlines the coast as shown on the original chart (in blue), and an amended coastline (in red) as shown by a Royal Air Force reconnaissance on 9 May 1934.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May-Jun 1934
Extent:
1 map

598. IOR/L/PS/12/1960, f 258

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1960, f 258
Title:
‘Sketch Map of Waziristan’
Scope & Content:
The map shows Waziristan, and the border between British India and Afghanistan. It indicates the extent of Mahsud territory, and includes road and rail links; roads built between 1936-7 have been highlighted. The map is contained within an envelope (folio 257) bearing a broken Foreign Office wa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1938
Extent:
1 map

599. IOR/L/PS/12/1961, f 20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1961, f 20
Title:
‘Airstrip at Fort Mushirif Location Diagram’
Scope & Content:
The map shows the location proposed by the Kuwait Oil Company for a new aerodrome in Kuwait near Fort Mushirif [Qaşr Mushrif]. It shows the position of the proposed airstrip in relation to Kuwait town, Fanaitis [Al Funayţīs], and Fantas [Al Finţās]. It also includes distance arrows indicating th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1948
Extent:
1 map

600. IOR/L/PS/12/1961, f 21

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1961, f 21
Title:
‘Airstrip at Fort Mushirif Layout’
Scope & Content:
The map illustrates the layout of the Kuwait Oil Company's proposed new aerodrome near Fort Mushirif [Qaşr Mushrif]. It shows the proposed dimensions of the landing strip, along with the location of the terminal building, the airstrip maintenance building, and the aircraft hangar. Contour lines ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1948
Extent:
1 map