East India or China Pilot, containing 126 charts chiefly published by James Horsburgh

Content

Title from ‘A Catalogue of Manuscript and Printed Reports, Field Books, Memoirs, Maps, etc., of the Indian Surveys, Deposited in the Map Room of the India Office’ published in 1878.

Series of nautical charts published in London by the Hydrographer to the East India Company.

Extent and format

126 maps

Scale

Scales differ.

Scale designator

Horizontal

It is grouped into

‘Chart of the Red Sea, Comprising the part above Jiddah, on Mercator’s Projection, Compiled from a Stasimetric Survey, Executed in the Years 1830, 31, 32 & 33 in the Hon.ble Comp.y's Ship Palinurus by Com.der R. Moresby, and Lieu.t T.G. Carless, Indian Navy. T.G. Carless, Draughts.n I.N. Engraved by J.&C. Walker’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/9/1-2

‘Chart of the Red Sea, from Jiddah, to the Straits of Bab-el-Maneb, Surveyed in the Years 1830, 31, 32 & 33 By Capt.n T. Elvon and Lieu.t H.N. Pinching, and completed in 1833 and 34 by Com.der R. Moresby, Indian Navy. T.G. Carless Lieu.t and Draughts.n I.N. Engraved by J.&C. Walker’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/9/3-4

‘Chart of the South East Coast of Arabia, on Mercator’s Projection, Compiled from a Trigonometric Survey, by S.B. Haines, Commander, Indian Navy. Assisted by Lieu.ts Wellsted, Sanders, Jardine & Shepherd, also Mess.rs Ball, Stevens, Rennie, Cruttenden, Grieve & Barrow, Midshipmen, I.N. Engraved by J.&C. Walker’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/10

‘The Several Bays near Cape Aden, on the Arabian Coast, surveyed Trigonometrically, 1836. Engraved by J.&C. Walker’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/11

‘Kooria Mooria Bay and Islands, Trigonometrically Surveyed by Commander S.B. Haines, and Lieut. I.P. Sanders, Assisted by Lieu.ts W. Jardine, J. Sheppard & Mess.rs Midshipmen Ball, Stevens & Grieve, of the Indian Navy, 1837. Engraved by J.&C. Walker’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/12

‘A Trigonometrical Survey of Socotra by Lieut.ts S.B. Haines and I.R. Wellsted assisted by Lieut. I.P. Sanders and Mess.rs Rennie Cruttenden & Fleming Mids.n, Indian Navy. Engraved by R. Bateman, 72 Long Acre’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/13

‘Chart Intended as an Accompaniment to the Book of Directions for Navigating to, from, and in the East Indies. Engraved by John Bateman’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/14

‘Trigonometrical Survey of the Harbours of Muttra and Muscat on the Coast of Arabia. By Lieut.ts G.B. Brucks & S.B. Haines, Hon. E.I.C. Marine, 1828. Engraved by Richard Bateman’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/15

‘Battnah or Burka Coast. Engraved by Richard Bateman’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/16

‘The Entrance to the Gulf of Persia; and Coast of Arabia from Ras Goberindee to Muscat. Surveyed by Com.r G.B. Brucks, and Lt. S.B. Haines, H.C. Marine, 1828. Engraved by Richard Bateman’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/17

‘Trigonometrical Survey of the Coast of Arabia, from Ras Goberhindee to Ras Soaote, by Commander G.B. Brucks & Lieutenant S.B. Haines, H.C. Marine, 1828. Engraved by R. Bateman, 85 Long Acre’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/18

‘Chart of the Gulf of Persia. Constructed from the Trigonometrical Surveys Made by Order of The Hon.ble the Court of Directors of the United English East India Company; by George Barnes Brucks, Commander H.C. Marine. 1830. Engraved by R. Bateman, 85 Long Acre’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/19/1-2

‘Part of the Cast of Arabia in the Gulf of Persia Surveyed by Lieut.ts J.M. Guy and G.B. Brucks assisted by Lieut.t R. Cogan H.C. Marine. 1822. Engraved by John Bateman. Sheet 1st'

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/20/1

Part of the Cast of Arabia in the Gulf of Persia Surveyed by Lieut.ts J.M. Guy and G.B. Brucks assisted by Lieut.t R. Cogan H.C. Marine. 1822. ‘Engraved by John Bateman. Sheet 2nd'

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/20/2

‘Part of the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf; from Core Abdullah to Ras Reccan, Surveyed by Lieutenants J.M. Guy, G.B. Brucks, & W.E. Rogers, H.E.I.Cs. Marine, 1825. Engraved by Bateman & Son. Sheet 1st and 5th of the Survey of the Arabian Coast’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/20/3

Part of the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf; from Core Abdullah to Ras Reccan, Surveyed by Lieutenants J.M. Guy, G.B. Brucks, & W.E. Rogers, H.E.I.Cs. Marine, 1825. ‘Sheet, 2 and 4. Engraved by R. Bateman’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/20/4

‘Trigonometrical Survey of the Arabian or Southern Side of the Persian Gulf By Lieutenants J.M. Guy & G.B. Brucks H.C. Marine. 1824. Drawn by Lieutt. M. Houghton Draughtsman H.C.M. Engraved by John Bateman. Sheet 3rd’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/20/5

‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Island and Harbour of Bahrein, on the Arabian Side of the Gulf of Persia; by Lieutts. G.B. Brucks, and W.E. Rogers. Hon. E.I.C. Marine Service: 1825. Drawn by Lieutt. M. Houghton; Draughtsman Hon. E.I.C. Marine. Engraved by Bateman and Son’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/21

‘Plan of the Anchorage off the Town of El Katiff on the Arabian Side of the Persian Gulf by Lieutenants G.B. Brucks and W.E. Rogers H.E.I.C. Marine. 1825. Engraved by Bateman and Son’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/22

‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Harbour of Grane or Quade in the Gulf of Persia By Lieutts. J.M. Guy and G.B. Brucks H.E.I.C. Marine. 1825. Engraved by Bateman and Son’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/23

‘Trigonometrical Survey of the Entrances to the Rivers at the Head of the Persian Gulf by Lieuts. G.B. Brucks, & S.B. Haines, H.C. Marine, 1827. Engraved by Richard Bateman’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/24

‘Part of the Coast of Persia from Ras Tuloop to Bushire Surveyed by Lieutenants G.B. Brucks & R.Cogan, H.E.I.C. Marine. 1826. Engraved by Bateman and Son’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/25

‘Trigonometrical Plan of Bushire Roads By Lieutenants G.B. Brucks and R.Cogan, H.E.I.C. Marine. 1826. Engraved by Bateman and Son’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/26

‘The Coast from Bushire to Basadore, in the Persian Gulf, Surveyed by Lieuts. G.B. Brucks & S.B. Haines, H.C. Marine 1828. Engraved by R. Bateman 43 Hart St. Bloomsbury’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/27

‘Trigonometrical Survey of Clarence’s Strait, Gulf of Persia. By Commr. G.B. Brucks and Lieutt. S.B. Haines. H.C. Marine 1828. Engraved by R. Bateman. Sheet 1st’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/28/1

Trigonometrical Survey of Clarence’s Strait, Gulf of Persia. By Commr. G.B. Brucks and Lieutt. S.B. Haines. H.C. Marine 1828. ‘Engraved by R. Bateman. Sheet 2nd’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/28/2

‘Chart of the Coast of Persia from Kooe Mubarrack to Krotchey. Surveyed by Commander G.B. Brucks and Lieut. S.B. Haines H.C. Marine 1829. Engraved by Rd. Bateman, 85 Long Acre’

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Ref: IOR/X/3630/29

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: Map Collections

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/X/3630

History of this record

Date(s)

19th century (CE, Gregorian)

People & organisations

James Horsburgh

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