‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Summits of the Quoins & Islands that form what is commonly called Cape Musseldom on the Southern side of the Entrance to the Persian Gulf by P. Maughan, Commander in the H.C. Marine. 1821’
IOR/X/3682
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1821. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.
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Hand drawn nautical chart of the entrance 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 1821. Shows positions of the islands off the shore of the Musandam Peninsula with a network of lines based on survey’s control points inserted on the map.
Includes a descriptive note with remarks on survey execution in the centre right of the sheet.
- Extent and format
- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- Scale approximately 1:44,000
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- South
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 26° 31' 4.39" N, 56° 26' 28.41" E
Top-right: 26° 31' 4.39" N, 56° 36' 51.2" E
Bottom-left: 26° 17' 58.46" N, 56° 26' 28.41" E
Bottom-right: 26° 17' 58.46" N, 56° 36' 51.2" E - Physical characteristics
Materials: Pen and ink on paper
Dimensions: 637 x 492 mm, on sheet 745 x 550 mm
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Map
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- British Library: Map Collections
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/X/3682
- Former external reference(s)
- U.VI.35
- Date(s)
- 1821 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Musandam Peninsula
- People & organisations
- Philip Maughan
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‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Summits of the Quoins & Islands that form what is commonly called Cape Musseldom on the Southern side of the Entrance to the Persian Gulf by P. Maughan, Commander in the H.C. Marine. 1821’, British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/3682, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/node/9657> [accessed 14 July 2026]
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- IOR/X/3682
- Title
- ‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Summits of the Quoins & Islands that form what is commonly called Cape Musseldom on the Southern side of the Entrance to the Persian Gulf by P. Maughan, Commander in the H.C. Marine. 1821’
- Pages
- 1r:1v
- Author
- Maughan, Commander P.
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
