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‘Museldom from the Westw.d’ [‎2v] (2/2)

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Ref: IOR/X/10310/1

The record is made up of 1 watercolour view. It was created in before 1825. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.

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Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on paper.

The sketch drawn by Lieutenant Michael Houghton showing the coastal topography of the Musseldom Island [Jazīrat Musandam, Oman] from the west. The view was sketched from on board ship and shows four rocky islands inscribed: ‘Great Quoin’, ‘Small Quoin’, ‘Lump I[slan]d’ and ‘Musseldom Island’ with latitude reported.

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1 watercolour view
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North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 26° 30' 52.29" N, 56° 28' 17.63" E
Top-right: 26° 30' 52.29" N, 56° 35' 32.69" E
Bottom-left: 26° 21' 27.58" N, 56° 28' 17.63" E
Bottom-right: 26° 21' 27.58" N, 56° 35' 32.69" E
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Materials: Pen and ink with wash on paper

Dimensions: 50 x 350 mm

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English in Latin script
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IOR/X/10310/1
Title
‘Museldom from the Westw.d’
Pages
2r:2v
Author
Houghton, Michael
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