‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Back-water at Sharja by Lieut.t R. Cogan under the direction of Lt. J.M. Guy, H.C.Marine. 1822’
IOR/X/3689
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1822. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.
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Depths shown by soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. .
Hand drawn nautical chart of the shores of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. compiled from the survey carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers in 1822 showing Sharja [Sharjah, United Arab Emirates] with the location of fresh water wells marked.
Place names given both in English and Arabic.
Includes note on water levels and soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. with latitude and longitude of a ‘square tower’ reported.
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- Scale approximately 1:9,350
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 25° 23' 34.68" N, 55° 20' 43.22" E
Top-right: 25° 23' 34.68" N, 55° 25' 42.19" E
Bottom-left: 25° 19' 38.63" N, 55° 20' 43.22" E
Bottom-right: 25° 19' 38.63" N, 55° 25' 42.19" E - Physical characteristics
Materials: Pen and ink on paper
Dimensions: 455 x 570 mm, on sheet 497 x 618 mm
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
- Type
- Map
Archive information for this record
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- British Library: Map Collections
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/X/3689
- Former external reference(s)
- U.VI.43
- Date(s)
- 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Sharjah
- People & organisations
- Robert CoganMichael HoughtonJohn M. Guy
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‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Back-water at Sharja by Lieut.t R. Cogan under the direction of Lt. J.M. Guy, H.C.Marine. 1822’, British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/3689, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023278061.0x000001> [accessed 18 April 2024]
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- IOR/X/3689
- Title
- ‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Back-water at Sharja by Lieut.t R. Cogan under the direction of Lt. J.M. Guy, H.C.Marine. 1822’
- Pages
- 1r:1v
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- Please see item description
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- Public Domain