‘The Coast from Bushire to Basadore, in the Persian Gulf, Surveyed by Lieuts. G.B. Brucks & S.B. Haines, H.C. Marine 1828. Engraved by R. Bateman 43 Hart St. Bloomsbury’

IOR/X/3630/27

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The record is made up of 2 maps on 1 sheet. It was created in 1 Jan 1831. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.

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Published by James Horsburgh, Hydrographer to the East India Company.

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Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. .

Two nautical charts of the eastern coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. compiled from the surveys carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers between 1820 and 1829. Shows the coastline between Bushire [Bushehr] and Basadore [Basidu] on Qeshm, with Little and Great Tomb [Greater and Lesser Tunbs] and Bomosah [Abu Musa] islands.

Shows the location of forts and towers with fresh water sources marked.

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2 maps on 1 sheet
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale not given
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 28° 58' 5.88" N, 50° 47' 52.44" E
Top-right: 28° 58' 5.88" N, 55° 18' 12.24" E
Bottom-left: 26° 9' 52.56" N, 50° 47' 52.44" E
Bottom-right: 26° 9' 52.56" N, 55° 18' 12.24" E
Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 645 x 963 mm, on sheet 684 x 1020 mm

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English in Latin script
Type
Map

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British Library: Map Collections
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Archive reference
IOR/X/3630/27

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1 Jan 1831 (CE, Gregorian)

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‘The Coast from Bushire to Basadore, in the Persian Gulf, Surveyed by Lieuts. G.B. Brucks & S.B. Haines, H.C. Marine 1828. Engraved by R. Bateman 43 Hart St. Bloomsbury’, British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/3630/27, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024174406.0x000007> [accessed 13 May 2024]

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