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IOR/X/3630/19/1-2
- Record Id:
- 041-002767402
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002238108
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023246708.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100024174406.0x000013
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/X/3630/19/1-2
- 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. 1830. Engraved by R. Bateman, 85 Long Acre’
- Scope & Content:
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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 Persian Gulf compiled from the surveys carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers between 1820 and 1829, with place names inserted in both English and Arabic.
Includes an engraved note on the survey with dates and names of the officers responsible for surveying respective parts of the coast.
Contains dedication to the Court of Directors of the United East India Company from George Barnes Brucks.
Inscriptions:
On verso of the western portion of the map, in pencil, extensive annotations on discrepancies in latitude and longitude values.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002238107
036-002238108
040-002753218
041-002767402 - Is part of:
- IOR/X : India Office reference collection of maps
IOR/X/1-4999 : Maps described in the 1878 published catalogue
IOR/X/3630 : East India or China Pilot, containing 126 charts chiefly published by James Horsburgh
IOR/X/3630/19/1-2 : ‘Chart of the Gulf of Persia. Constructed from the Trigonometrical Surveys Made by Order of The Hon.ble the Court of Directors… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002238107[0001]/036-002238108[0182]/040-002753218[0012]/041-002767402
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/X
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
-
1 map on 2 sheets
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100022840540.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1832
- End Date:
- 1832
- Date Range:
- 1 Jan 1832
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale not given
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 47.3409,23.8179,57.9996,30.5957
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 47°20’27”-E 57°59’59”/N 30°35’45”-N 23°49’4”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Dimensions: 1460 x 1160 mm, on sheets 863 x 673 mm
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)