‘Plan on a larger scale of proposed work A in plan No. 2’
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by shading. Contains eleven sections and plans including the sections of bombproofs and casemated parts of the works. Lettered for reference.
Jemen. Versuch einer Darstellung vom glücklichen oder südöstlichen Arabien zu C. Ritters Erdkunde (Drittes Buch West Asien Band VI)
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Map of Yemen showing routes of various expeditions with a list of explorers and dates of their journeys at left centre. Also shows approximate location of local tribes with boundary between territories coloured for reference. Includes two inse...
Covers a 130-mile length of coastline from Abothubbee [Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates] westwards to Seir Beni Yas [Sir Bani Yas, United Arab Emirates]. Engraved by John Bateman.
Hadramaut. von Carl Zimmermann, Second Lieutenant im 21ten Jnfanterie Regiment, Berlin 1846 bei G. Reimer. (Zum Atlas von Vorder Asien gehörig)
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Shows routes of various expeditions with a table of explorers and dates of their journeys listed at left centre of sheet at IOR/X/2942/5/2. Includes inset: ‘Plan von Aden und des umliegenden Landes’ with soundings recorded and note: ‘nach den P...
‘Battnah or Burka Coast. Engraved by Richard Bateman’
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Imprint: Published by James Horsburgh, Hydrographer to the East India Company. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by soundings. Nautical chart of the coast of the Gulf of Oman compiled from the surveys carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers between 1820 and 182...
‘Skizze einer Karte von Asyr und einem Theile von Hedjas und Nedjd nach Chedufeaus Materialien, entworfen von den Capt. Ing. Galinier und Ferret’
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Map of ʻAsīr Region [present-day Saudi Arabia] and portion of Hedjas [Al-Hejaz] and Nedjd [Najd] showing a coffee growing district, various routes and the approximate location of the major nomadic tribes across the region. Above neat line in ...
‘Coast of Arabia: taken at anchor in 15 fathoms about a mile distant from Shaum. Drawn by M. Houghton’
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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 ...
‘Sketch of the Arabian Coast between Raumps & Ras el Khyma: in 5 fathoms. Drawn by M. Houghton’
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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 towns of Raumps [Al Rams] and Ras-el Khyma [Raʼs al Kha...
Covers a 280-mile length of coastline from the western side of the Qatar Peninsula north-westwards to Ras el Ghar [Ras al Ghar, Saudi Arabia], including Bahrein [Bahrain]. Engraved by Richard Bateman.
‘Chart Intended as an Accompaniment to the Book of Directions for Navigating to, from, and in the East Indies. Engraved by John Bateman’
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Imprint: Published by James Horsburgh, Hydrographer to the East India Company. 10th Feb 1816. Additions to 1830. Distinctive Features: Depth shown by soundings. Nautical chart of the Arabian Sea showing the eastern coast of Africa, coast of the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf of Oman with t...