Map produced by the Research Department of the Foreign Office (see compliments slip from Map Section, Research Department, on folio 16). A key in the lower left-hand corner of the map lists the various concessions awarded to oil companies in the region, colour-coded with the concession areas sh...
'OILFIELDS & CONCESSION AREAS IN THE MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES TOGETHER WITH NEIGHBOURING OILFIELDS IN THE U.S.S.R.'
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Map produced by the Research Department of the Foreign Office to accompany the document 'A Survey of the Oil Resources in the Middle East', dated 28 February 1945 (folios 18-30), showing all the known oilfields and concession areas of the Middle East along with neighbouring oilfields in Persia, ...
The map shows Transjordan [Jordan], and all or parts of neighbouring countries including Palestine, Syria, Iraq, and Egypt. International frontiers, and railways, roads and tracks in Transjordan are indicated. The map was created by the Research Department of the Foreign Office, and it and it ...
The map shows Syria, Lebannon, and the parts of the neighbouring countries of Palestine, Transjordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Turkey. It indicates hydrology, international frontiers, standard gauge railways, narrow gauge railways, all weather roads, dry roads, and pipelines. The map was create...
The Shat-Al-'Arab. Traced from the Admiralty Chart.
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A map showing the region around the mouth of the Shat-Al-Arab river and its course as far as Basrah, indicating the location of the Turkish-built fort at Fao. The map also indicates hydrology, vegetation, settlements and water depths with soundings. Published by the Intelligence Division, War O...
APPENDIX C. MAP SHOWING THE EXTENT OF WAHABI AND OF MUSCAT POWER, 1865.
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A map of the Arabian Peninsula, showing principal regions and settlements, and indicating with red and blue outlines the extents of Wahabi and of Muscat power respectively. The map is a printed copy of an enclosure from Bushire Despatch to Bombay No. 11 of 14th February 1865, which was created by...
MAP TO ACCOMPANY MR BADGER'S PAPER ON THE POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF MEKRAN, &c.
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The map shows Mekran [Makran] and the surrounding region, which includes the Persian Gulf and Beluchistan [Baluchistan]. It is used to accompany George Percy Badger's memorandum on the political geography of Mekran, and is colour coded to demarcate territory.
This large map shows routes across Persia, and includes different types of tracks including cart, camel and mule tracks as well as footpaths and railways. The map is black and white and the routes are marked in red ink. There is no topographical detail. The map is not a perfect rectangle; it is ...
PLAN TO ILLUSTRATE ROUTES TAKEN BY ARMS CARAVANS BETWEEN THE MAKRAN COAST and the AFGHAN BORDER
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The map shows routes taken by arms caravans between the Makran Coast and the Afghan border during 1907-08, and is used to accompany notes on the illicit trade of arms and ammunition in the region. It also illustrates the general directions followed by arms caravans as reported by Captain McCona...
Map of Persia [Iran], printed in black and white with red annotations. The map shows the major towns and cities of Persia, with interconnecting trade routes marked with black lines. Regions are indicated in black capitals. The red annotations are either numbers, which refer to trade routes descr...