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Mss Eur F126/96
- Record Id:
- 040-002311389
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003d3
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024507304.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/96
- Title:
- Chart of the Gulf of Persia. Constructed from the Trigonometrical Surveys Made by Order of The Hon.ble the Court of Directors of the United English East India Company; by George Barnes Brucks, Commander H.C. Marine
- Scope & Content:
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Distinctive Features:
Nautical chart of the Persian Gulf compiled from the surveys carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers between 1820 and 1829, with place names given in both English and Arabic. The chart was first published in 1832 by James Horsburgh and engraved by Richard Bateman.
The western sheet only, lacking the title and publisher’s details. This is a later edition with several place names inserted and detail to the coastline added south east of Bahrain Island and in Dooat Elwah area.
Relief in hachures. Depth shown by soundings.
Gives detailed information on the coastline and waters of the Persian Gulf, including documenting pearl banks, rock banks, shoals and shallows.A memorandum is included in the bottom right corner of the map giving the surveys which it is based upon: 'The coast from Ras Moosenden [Musandam] to Abothubbee [Abu Dhabi] was Surveyed by Lieuts J M Guy, G B Brucks and R Cogan in 1821 and 1822; from Abothubbee to Cape, or Ras Reccan, by Lieuts J M Guy and G B Brucks in 1823 and 1824; from the latter point to Core Abdullah by Lieuts Guy, Brucks and W E Rogers, in 1824 and 1825,- from Ras Tuloop to Bushire, in 1825-26, and the remainder of Coast, Islands etc by Lieuts G B Brucks and S B Haines from 1826 to 1829.'
The map has been annotated with a graticule lines and a wind rose added in the lower left of the sheet. Also a red line has been inserted to show the direction which Lewis Pelly travelled on leaving Koyt [Kuwait] for Riyadh and the direction he returned from to Bahrein [Bahrain] as well as the route that the H.M.S. Berenice BM took from Koyt to Bahrein to meet Lewis Pelly on his return. The route continues on a separate sheet which was originally attached to the left margin of the map. The sheet was erroneously placed within the file Mss Eur F126/107.
The top right hand corner of the map sheet contains a pencil annotation giving the longitude and latitude coordinates for Riyath [Riyadh]. Lewis Pelly departed from Kuwait in February 1865 and reached Bahrain in March 1865 and the annotations were made to the map sometime afterwards.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002311283
036-002311388
040-002311389 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/96-113 : Maps
Mss Eur F126/96 : Chart of the Gulf of Persia. Constructed from the Trigonometrical Surveys Made by Order of The Hon.ble the Court of Directors of… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0010]/036-002311388[0001]/040-002311389
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 map on 2 sheets
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003d3
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1832
- End Date:
- 1832
- Date Range:
- after 1832
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale not given
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 47.3249,24.0022,51.7952,30.5278
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 47°19’30”-E 51°47’43”/N 30°31’40”-N 24°0’8”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 728 x 522 mm; on sheet 770 x 610 mm or smaller
Condition: There are some small tears in the centre of the map where it has been folded and a stain mark along the bottom half of the left hand border of the map.
Foliation: The map has been foliated in the top right hand corner of the folio with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)