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'GULF OF TAJOURA. SKETCH OF PORT OBOKH by Commander Dayman & G. H. Allen, Esq., R. N. Master, H.M.S. HORNET. July 1862.' [&lrm;84a] (2/4)

'GULF OF TAJOURA. SKETCH OF PORT OBOKH by Commander Dayman & G. H. Allen, Esq., R. N. Master, H.M.S. HORNET. July 1862.' [‎84a] (2/4)

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'GULF OF TAJOURA. SKETCH OF PORT OBOKH by Commander Dayman & G. H. Allen, Esq., R. N. Master, H.M.S. HORNET. July 1862.'

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Ref: ST 393, vol 18, p 84a

The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1862. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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The map accompanies The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1865 to December 1867. (Edited by the Honorary Secretary.) Volume XVIII. : Article VI (pages 85-95), entitled 'Report by Lieut. Col. W. L. Merewether, C.B., Resident at Aden, Describing the Various Places Lately Visited by him, between Aden and Suez.'

This is a sketch map of Obokh [Obock] in the Gulf of Tajoura [Tadjoura] used to illustrate a report by Lieutenant-Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, the Resident at Aden.

The map gives soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. , and indicates certain features.

Scale: 500 yards = 68mm.

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1 map

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Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 12° 42' 48.96" N, 42° 42' 34.2" E
Top-right: 12° 42' 48.96" N, 43° 25' 3.72" E
Bottom-left: 11° 49' 48.36" N, 42° 42' 34.2" E
Bottom-right: 11° 49' 48.36" N, 43° 25' 3.72" E

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Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 330 x 370mm, on sheet 350 x 390mm

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English in Latin script

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Reference: ST 393, vol 18, p 84a
Title: 'GULF OF TAJOURA. SKETCH OF PORT OBOKH by Commander Dayman & G. H. Allen, Esq., R. N. Master, H.M.S. HORNET. July 1862.'
Pages: 84a, 84a:84b, 84b
Author: Bombay Geographical Society
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Reference: ST 393, vol 18, p 84a
Title: 'GULF OF TAJOURA. SKETCH OF PORT OBOKH by Commander Dayman & G. H. Allen, Esq., R. N. Master, H.M.S. HORNET. July 1862.'
Pages: 84a, 84a:84b, 84b
Author: Bombay Geographical Society
Usage terms: Public Domain

'GULF OF TAJOURA. SKETCH OF PORT OBOKH by Commander Dayman & G. H. Allen, Esq., R. N. Master, H.M.S. HORNET. July 1862.' [‎84a] (2/4)

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