‘Bū-Shehr Peninsula. By Lieut. A.W. Stiffe. H.M.I.N.’ [‎1v] (2/2)

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‘Bū-Shehr Peninsula. By Lieut. A.W. Stiffe. H.M.I.N.’

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Ref: IOR/X/3117/1

The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in c 1873. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.

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Includes an inset A small map or other image enclosed within the margin of a larger map, map sheet, or larger image; or papers placed inside a book or archival volume. : ‘Enlarged plan of town’ with explanation ‘Space built over tinted red. Forts tinted Ind. red’.

Legends and notations concerning the area cover the face of the map.

Inscriptions:

On recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , below title: ‘This Map is from a plane-table survey, based on a careful triangulation: the part north of the town, creeks, &ca are taken from the chart of harbour by Comr. Constable, and Lieut Stiffe. It is intended as an illustration of the campaign of 1856-7 in the peninsula. The different tints of blue, show the contours of equal depth. the deeper water being tinted darker they are only given as far as the 3 fathom line, and are only approximate south of Rishir.

Corrections to 1873 by A.W.S. (in red)’.

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1 map sheet

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Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 29° 7' 7.79" N, 50° 42' 23.54" E
Top-right: 29° 7' 7.79" N, 51° 2' 17.13" E
Bottom-left: 28° 47' 32.88" N, 50° 42' 23.54" E
Bottom-right: 28° 47' 32.88" N, 51° 2' 17.13" E

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Pen and ink with wash on paper

Dimensions:

851 x 595 mm, on sheet 900 x 643 mm

Written in

English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/X/3117/1
Title: ‘Bū-Shehr Peninsula. By Lieut. A.W. Stiffe. H.M.I.N.’
Pages: 1r:1v
Author: Stiffe, Arthur William
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