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1 item extracted from FO 78/2715. Middle East: Persian Gulf. Sketch map (numbered...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/336
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from FO 78/2715. Middle East: Persian Gulf. Sketch map (numbered... dating from 1846-1847 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MFQ 1/336
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1846-1847
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from FO 78/2715. Middle East: Persian Gulf. Sketch map (numbered 1b) of the area around Basrah (now in Iraq), Bubiyan Island (now in Kuwait), and Bandar-e Ma'shur (now in Iran); showing settlements and the Rivers Shatt-al-Arab and Euphrates (Furat). Scale: 8 cm to 10 'Leagues or Hours'. Compass indicator. A small piece of paper (numbered 1a), filed with the map, bears the note: 'For Mr Wellesley's [despatch number] 109', sent from Constnatinople to the Foreign Office, 1846.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 27.5 cm x 30 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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