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'Abu Shahr (Bushire)' [1r] (1/2)
The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1912. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.
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Chart 27.
Hydrographic chart covering a twelve-mile length of coast around Abu Shahr, Persia [Bandar-e Bushehr, Iran] on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Portrays hydrology, including depths by soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. and contours, sands, mud and rocks, relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. and rock drawings, vegetation, cultivation, settlements, public buildings, forts and place names, and includes topographical notes and navigational aids, including beacons and prominent buildings.
The sheet also portrays, at an unspecified scale, an annotated sketch view (40 x 590mm) of Abu Shahr and adjacent coastline from the west.
Chart surveyed by lieutenants Thomas Henry Herbert Hand, Charles Steward Hickman, Edward James Headlam, Alexander Gordon Bingham and William Kirkwood Thyne, Royal Indian Marine under the direction of Captain Thomas Henry Heming, Royal Navy, Marine Survey of India, 1904. Inner anchorage re-sounded by Lieutenant A D D Smyth, Royal Navy, 1911. Engraved by Davies & Company. Published at the Admiralty, 1906, new edition 1912 with small corrections.
The number '184.12' is stamped in the top right margin.
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- 1 map sheet
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- Scale
- Scale 1:23,400
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 29° 4' 14.88" N, 50° 43' 7.68" E
Top-right: 29° 4' 14.88" N, 50° 52' 25.68" E
Bottom-left: 28° 51' 53.28" N, 50° 43' 7.68" E
Bottom-right: 28° 51' 53.28" N, 50° 52' 25.68" E - Physical characteristics
Materials: Printed on paper
Dimensions: 973 x 637mm, on sheet 664 x 1009mm
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- IOR/X/3828/27
- Title
- 'Abu Shahr (Bushire)'
- Pages
- 1r:1v
- Author
- Admiralty
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/X/3828/27
- Title
- 'Abu Shahr (Bushire)'
- Pages
- 1r:1v
- Author
- Davies and Company
- Usage terms
- Public Domain