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Mss Eur F126/107, f 2
- Record Id:
- 041-002788453
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023451089.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024376729.0x000001
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/107, f 2
- Title:
- Sketch map of Arabia
- Scope & Content:
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Distinctive Features:
Hand drawn rough map signed by Sir Lewis Pelly showing his intended route from Koweit [Kuwait] via Riyath [Riyadh] to Bahrein [Bahrain] with notations concerning the terrain features and the approximate location of the settlements marked. Indicates the boundary between Nejd and Hejaz and the extent of Nafud or Dehna Desert and Hajaz Samaan stony tract. Includes details on the camel caravan journey with a scale showing 12 days journey of about 24 miles per day inserted at the bottom right-hand corner.
The verso of the map contains a rough pencil sketch of the central part of the Arabian Peninsula with Reyath [Riyadh] located in the centre.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002311283
036-002311388
040-002311400
041-002788453 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/96-113 : Maps
Mss Eur F126/107 : Maps of Sir Lewis Pelly's journey to Riyadh
Mss Eur F126/107, f 2 : Sketch map of Arabia - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0010]/036-002311388[0012]/040-002311400[0001]/041-002788453
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 map
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100024376729.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1865
- End Date:
- 1865
- Date Range:
- 1865
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale not given
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 38.5257,21.1158,50.8354,29.6426
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 38°31’33”-E 50°50’7”/N 29°38’33”-N 21°6’57”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Pen and ink on paper with additions in pencil and crayon
Dimensions: 398 x 504 mm
Watermark: The paper contains the watermark ‘T H Saunders, 1860'.
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)