Sketch Map shewing Tribal Districts between Arabistan and Bushire
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The map shows the area between Arabistan and Bushire, indicating the regions inhabited by the following tribes: Lirawi, Hajat Daoud, Shabankareh, Zira, Borasju, Rudhilleh, Angali, Chahkutah, and Tangistan. These districts are categorised as 'in cooperation with British Authorities', 'in allian...
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...
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1. It depicts the empire of Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, at its greatest territorial extent, extending from Macedonia in the west to modern-day Afghanistan and India in the east. The territory of ...
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/1. It depicts the areas affected by the early expansion of Islam, extending from Armenia in the north to Yemen in the south, and from Persia [Iran] in the east to Egypt in the west. Portrays the routes of major rivers and relief b...
The map sheet is one of seven maps included in IOR/L/PS/20/C126/2. It depicts the empire of Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, at its greatest territorial extent, extending from Macedonia in the west to modern-day Afghanistan and India in the east. The territory o...
Map enclosed in a report by Soane, British Vice-Consul at Baghdad, regarding possible cessations of territory by Persia to Turkey in the district of Zohab. Subtitle: (In Colonel Sheil's No 21, Feb 23 1852) [the sketch map was based on this]. Key: Senjabi Lands (cross-hatching); the line propo...
A sketch map showing Sharjah Creek (also referred to as Shajah Khor) created as a result of a survey undertaken by the Nearchus: this survey shows the whole creek. An appended note dated 5 January 1940 by John Baron Howes, Political Officer for the Trucial Coast can be found on folio 54. The purp...
This sketch map shows the Beida [Al Bayḑāʼ] district in Yemen and the surrounding regions. The Beida district, which is marked as being under Zeidi [Zaidi] occupation, is highlighted by a dotted red line.
Sketch Map of the Eastern Part of the Arabian Peninsula
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This map depicts the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. It shows prospective lines for the eastern boundary of Saudi Arabia in crayon and pencil. The line drawn in blue crayon represents the 'blue line' (the frontier which marked the Ottoman Government's renunciation of its claims to Bahrain ...
Sketch Map of the Eastern Part of the Arabian Peninsula
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This map depicts the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Marked on the map are eight lines drawn in crayon, which are referenced in a corresponding key. The lines represent lines that have been or are being considered as boundary lines for eastern Saudi Arabia. These include a red line repres...