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IOR/X/3635/27
- Record Id:
- 041-004062521
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002238108
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100138045038.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100148932650.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/X/3635/27
- Title:
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'Chart of the Arabian Sea Shewing the Winds & Currents during the South-West Monsoon with the probably best Track for Steamers from Bombay to Aden in that Season.'
- Scope & Content:
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Covers the Arabian Sea south of latitude 25°N, including the Gulf of Aden. Includes the coastlines of the Horn of Africa, the south-east Arabian Peninsula and the west coast of India. Includes a hinterland of approximately fifteen miles. Portrays hydrology, including rocks, relief by hachures, settlements, place names, and includes some navigational notes. Also shows meteorological information, including the strength and direction of currents and winds, surface water temperatures and sea turbulence, and includes meteorological notes and a suggested route for shipping between Aden and Bombay [Mumbai, India]. The chart has been enhanced with watercolour and some place names and routes added in pencil.
Compiled by Lieutenant Alfred Dundas Taylor, Indian Navy. Engraved by J & C Walker. Published by John Walker, Geographer to the Honourable East India Company.
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002238107
036-002238108
040-002431720
041-004062521 - Is part of:
- IOR/X : India Office reference collection of maps
IOR/X/1-4999 : Maps described in the 1878 published catalogue
IOR/X/3635 : A List of Charts and Sailing directions, issued originally by the Honourable East India Company, and subsequently by…
IOR/X/3635/27 : Chart of the Arabian Sea Shewing the Winds & Currents during the South-West Monsoon with the probably best Track for… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002238107[0001]/036-002238108[0183]/040-002431720[0004]/041-004062521
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/X
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 map sheet
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100138045038.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1853
- End Date:
- 1853
- Date Range:
- 1853
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale approximately 1:4,325,000
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 43.0000,1.5000,82.0000,25.2500
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 43°0’0”-E 82°0’0”/N 25°15’0”-N 1°30’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Printed, with manuscript additions in watercolour and pencil, on paper (backed with linen)
Dimensions: 619 x 987mm, on sheet 654 x 1004mm
- Former External References:
- V VII 27
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)