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1. Or 2920

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 2920
Title:
Nautical almanac
Scope & Content:
Nautical almanac containing tables, diagrams and short texts useful for navigation in the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea. A concise overview of the navigational methods discussed, without reference to this manuscript, can be found in Yacoub Yusuf al-Hijji, 'Arab Navigational Methods aft...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1260
Extent:
Codex; ff. ii+17+i+60+ix+1+i+21+vi+2+iv+23+i+1+i

2. Or 8086, ff 1r-50v

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Or 8086, ff 1r-50v
Title:
Nautical directory
Scope & Content:
Anonymous nautical directory containing sets of tables used for the calculation of latitudes and distances, and a gazetteer of ports on the Persian Gulf coasts, Arabian Peninsula, East Africa, Iran, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Indian Ocean island groups. The tables are occasionally decorate...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
ca 1870
Extent:
Ff. 1r-50v

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