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‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Entrance of the Back-water at Aymaun by Lieut.t R. Cogan under the direction of Lt. J.M. Guy, H.C. Marine. 1822. Drawn by M. Houghton’

Author: soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. . Hand drawn nautical chart of the shores of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. compiled from the survey carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers in 1822 showing Aymaun [‘Ajmān] with the location of fresh water wells marked. Place name given both in English and Arabic. Includes note with remarks on latitude and longitude variations and water levels observation d
Date: 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: English
Type: Picture
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Back-water at Amulgawein by Lieut.t G.B. Brucks under the direction of Lieut.t J.M. Guy, H.C.Marine. 1822’

Author: soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. . Hand drawn nautical chart of the shores of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. compiled from the survey carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers in 1822 showing Amulgawein [Umm al-Quwain] with the location of fresh water wells marked. Place names given both in English and Arabic. Includes note on water levels and soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of
Date: 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: English
Type: Picture
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‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Back-water of Debai by Lieut.t R. Cogan under the direction of Lt. J.M. Guy, H.C.Marine. 1822. Drawn by M. Houghton’

Author: soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. . Hand drawn nautical chart of the shores of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. compiled from the survey carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers in 1822 showing Debai [Dubai]. The town gates and ‘Sheeks house’ labelled with the location of date plantation and fresh water wells marked. Place names given both in English and Arabic. Includes notes on water levels
Date: 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: English
Type: Picture
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‘Arabic Characters to Accompany and for Insertion in the Chart of the Persian Gulf’

Author: the East India Company Chart Office to accompany the Chart of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. with transliterated Arabic place names inserted in black ink. Inscriptions: On recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf
Date: 1825 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1825 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: English
Type: Picture
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'The riding camel (Hèdjīn) of Scherīf Jaẖja, a son of Scherīf Aẖmed, whose father was the famous Grand Scherīf Abd èl-Muṯṯálib, who died in 1886 (see about this last king of Mecca of the old type Mecca, vol. I, pp. 16ff., 174ff.), with a rich silver embroidered saddlecloth (batāt). Jaʹiah’s slave holds the bridle; Next to him stands Jaʹja himself in a riding suit and on the left two sherifs of low rank in long clothes. Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār

Author: Yahya’s slave
Date: 1886-1889 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1886-1889 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: Arabic
Type: Picture
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'The Tomb of Mèjmūnah and the immediate surroundings'. Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār

Author: an arched entryway in the middle – forms an enclosure with two white-washed buildings facing one another. This small cluster of structures is the building visible from afar in X463/7. Both buildings are flat-roofed with rounded crenellations. The building on the right features a low
Date: 1886-1889 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1886-1889 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: Arabic
Type: Picture
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'Two different photos of the Rīkah, the throne chair on which the virgin bride is usually raised in Mecca on the night of Duchlah (see Mecca, Vol. II, p. 167ff.). On B the groom sits where the bride should sit.' [1/2] Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār

Author: natural light in the middle-ground. This is the first of two related images. Inscriptions: Above the top image
Date: 1886-1889 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1886-1889 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: Arabic
Type: Picture
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'SKETCH MAP OF QATAR PENINSULA'

Author: hachures. Roads indicated by pecked lines. Shows Qatar and Bahrain. The Southern border of Qatar is indicated by a thick pecked line. Copy of the map enclosed to a letter on the question of the Southern limit of the Qatar Oil Concession sent by L. Lefroy at the Britannic House
Date: 1935? (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1935? (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: English
Type: Picture
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'Two different photos of the Rīkah, the throne chair on which the virgin bride is usually raised in Mecca on the night of Duchlah (see Mecca, Vol. II, p. 167ff.). On B the groom sits where the bride should sit.' [2/2] Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār

Author: the glass lanterns hanging directly in the centre of the two recesses visible. This is the second of two related images. Inscriptions: Above the top image
Date: 1886-1889 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1886-1889 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: Arabic
Type: Picture
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Back-water at Sharja by Lieut.t R. Cogan under the direction of Lt. J.M. Guy, H.C.Marine. 1822’

Author: soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. . Hand drawn nautical chart of the shores of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. compiled from the survey carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers in 1822 showing Sharja [Sharjah
Date: 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: English
Type: Picture
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'SKETCH MAP OF QATAR PENINSULA'

Author: hachures.Roads indicated by pecked lines. Shows Qatar and Bahrain. The Southern border of Qatar is indicated by a thick pecked line. Enclosed is a letter on the question of the Southern limit of the Qatar Oil Concession sent by L. Lefroy at the Britannic House
Date: 1935? (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1935? (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: English
Type: Picture
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'South Arabia, Anglo-Turkish Boundary: Sheet No. 1'

Author: the Anglo-Turkish Boundary Commission under Colonel R A Wahab and Colonel Mustapha Remzi Bey. The map has all place names listed in English and Arabic.
Date: 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Picture
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'Map of Subaihi Border'

Date: 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Picture
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'First view of the city of Mecca: the fortress of Djijād in the left background. The large building on the right is ied [sic for 'die'] H̱amīdijjah, to the left of it is the printing press'. Photographer: al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffār

Author: Governor General Othman Pascha. This was likely constructed during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II
Date: 1886-1889 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1886-1889 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: Arabic
Type: Picture
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'South Arabia, Anglo-Turkish Boundary: Sheet No. 3'

Author: the Anglo-Turkish Boundary Commission under Colonel R A Wahab and Colonel Mustapha Remzi Bey. The map has all place names listed in English and Arabic.
Date: 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Picture
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'South Arabia, Anglo-Turkish Boundary: Sheet No. 2'

Author: the Anglo-Turkish Boundary Commission under Colonel R A Wahab and Colonel Mustapha Remzi Bey. The map has all place names listed in English and Arabic.
Date: 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Picture
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'ANNEXE B. SOUTH ARABIA ANGLO-TURKISH BOUNDARY.'

Author: contours and spot heights. This map is sheet four of four. Also included is an index to adjoining sheets and a note on the survey's sources. Small printed text near below the map states that it was surveyed by the Anglo-Turkish Boundary Commission
Date: 1914 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1914 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Picture
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'Kuwait'

Date: 1932 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1932 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Picture
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'South Arabia, Anglo-Turkish Boundary: Sheet No. 4'

Author: the Anglo-Turkish Boundary Commission under Colonel R A Wahab and Colonel Mustapha Remzi Bey. The map has all place names listed in English and Arabic.
Date: 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1905 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Picture
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'Chart of The Gulf of Persia.'

Author: soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
Date: 1832 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1832 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 0
Language: ara,eng
Type: Picture
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'ANNEXE B. SOUTH ARABIA ANGLO-TURKISH BOUNDARY. SHEET NO. 1'

Author: contours and spot heights. This map is sheet one of four. Also included is an index to adjoining sheets and a note on the survey's sources. Small printed text near below the map states that it was surveyed by the Anglo-Turkish Boundary Commission
Date: 1914 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1914 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Picture
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'ANNEXE B. SOUTH ARABIA ANGLO-TURKISH BOUNDARY. SHEET NO. 3'

Author: contours and spot heights. This map is sheet three of four. Also included is an index to adjoining sheets and a note on the survey's sources. Small printed text near below the map states that it was surveyed by the Anglo-Turkish Boundary Commission
Date: 1914 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1914 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Picture
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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'ANNEXE B. SOUTH ARABIA ANGLO-TURKISH BOUNDARY. SHEET NO. 2'

Author: contours and spot heights. This map is sheet two of four. Also included is an index to adjoining sheets and a note on the survey's sources. Small printed text near below the map states that it was surveyed by the Anglo-Turkish Boundary Commission
Date: 1914 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Date: 1914 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject: 1
Language: ara,eng
Type: Picture
Library: Qatar Digital Library
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