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IOR/R/15/2/517, f 62
- Record Id:
- 041-002891665
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024002336.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025642384.0x000002
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/517, f 62
- Title:
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Map showing the area and situation of the civil aircraft landing ground on Muharraq Island
- Scope & Content:
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The map shows Muhurraq Island, and the causeway linking Muharraq to Manama. Also shown are principal roads, tracks, buildings (including the Political Agency in Manana), islands, and the location of several underwater freshwater springs. A rectangle on Muharraq Island indicates the area specified for the landing ground.
The letter to which the map was enclosed (f 60) states that the map is a print taken from the master copy of a map of the Bahrain Islands, the data for which was collected by the Desert Survey Officer on his visit to Bahrain in December 1936.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000228401
038-000228782
040-000228795
041-002891665 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/139-916 : Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/505-537 : File 13 Aviation
IOR/R/15/2/517 : ‘File 13/7 III AVIATION. Civil Aerodromes, terms of Agreement etc.’
IOR/R/15/2/517, f 62 : Map showing the area and situation of the civil aircraft landing ground on Muharraq Island - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0015]/038-000228782[0013]/040-000228795[0001]/041-002891665
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 map
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100025642384.0x000002
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1937
- End Date:
- 1937
- Date Range:
- 1937
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale not given
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 50.586376,26.224601,50.671177,26.296493
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 50°35’11”-E 50°40’16”/N 26°17’47”-N 26°13’29”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Parchment
Dimensions: 680 x 598 mm
Foliation: The map has a folio number (62) on the front in its top-right corner. The number is enclosed by a circle.
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)