Charts of the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz
IOR/X/414/222
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The record is made up of 3 maps on 1 sheet. It was created in 19th century. It was written in Dutch. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.
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Distinctive Features:
Depths shown by soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. with shoals and rocks represented by dots and crosses. Some settlements shown pictorially.
Contains three charts showing: the coast from the Musandam Peninsula to Muscat, at the left portion of sheet; ‘De Bay van Mascatta’ in the top right; and Strait of Hormuz in the bottom right. Copied from original chart produced during an expedition along the Oman coast in 1666.
- Extent and format
- 3 maps on 1 sheet
- Area map covers
- Map loading...
- Scale
- Scale not given
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 27° 21' 56.52" N, 55° 56' 38.76" E
Top-right: 27° 21' 56.52" N, 58° 44' 26.88" E
Bottom-left: 23° 27' 23.76" N, 55° 56' 38.76" E
Bottom-right: 23° 27' 23.76" N, 58° 44' 26.88" E - It is part of
- 8 imagesRef: IOR/X/414
- Physical characteristics
Materials:
Pen and ink with wash on tracing paper
Dimensions:
523 x 349 mm or smaller, on sheet 525 x 738 mm
- Written in
- Dutch in Latin script
- Type
- Map
Archive information for this record
- Original held at
- British Library: Map Collections
- Access conditions
Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/X/414/222
- Former British Library reference
- T.IV.222
- Date(s)
- 19th century (CE, Gregorian)
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- Places
- Gulf of Oman
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Charts of the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz, British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/414/222, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023807897.0x000001> [accessed 3 December 2024]
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- IOR/X/414/222
- Title
- Charts of the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz
- Pages
- 4r:4v
- Author
- Please see item description
- Usage terms
- Public Domain