Sketch Map Showing the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
Scope & Content:
This sketch map shows parts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The north-eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula is depicted in the centre, with the Strait of Hormuz and Qishm [Qeshm] Island situated further north.
This volume relates to the British occupation of Basidu, situated on Kishm [Qeshm] Island in the Gulf, close to the south coast of Persia [Iran], and occupied by the British since the early 1820s. It is stated in the correspondence that the site had been used mainly as a coal depot for British n...