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Place Shaum, Arabian Peninsula, Asia

1. IOR/X/3683/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3683/1
Title:
‘Coast of Arabia: taken at anchor in 15 fathoms about a mile distant from Shaum. Drawn by M. Houghton’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: An outline coastal view in three parts depicting the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf drawn by Lieutenant Michael Houghton during the survey carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers in 1821 showing the position of towers of Shaum [Ash Sha‘m or Sha’am], Sheik’s village ...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1821
Extent:
1 view

2. IOR/X/10309

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/10309
Title:
‘Persian Gulf single charts.–Memoir.–Lieut. Houghton’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a ‘memoir’ written by Lieutenant Michael Houghton, draughtsman on board the Honorable Company’s ship Discovery, which consists of a description of places encountered during the East India Company’s survey of the Persian Gulf during the 1820s. The memoir covers the survey’s jo...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
after 1822
Extent:
1 volume (24 folios)