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’

IOR/X/3630/20/4

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1 Jan 1829. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.

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Imprint:

Published by James Horsburgh, Hydrographer to the East India Company.

Distinctive Features:

Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. .

Nautical chart of the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. showing the coastline from Ras el Ghar with the Island of Bahrein and the western shores of the Qatar Peninsula compiled from the surveys carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers between 1820 and 1829.

Uqair in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia labelled ‘Formerly Port to the Wahabee, Capital, Deriah’. Hawar Islands off the west coast of Qatar labelled ‘Wardens Islands’.

Extent and format

1 map

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Scale

Scale not given

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 27° 46' 10.92" N, 49° 5' 32.64" E
Top-right: 27° 46' 10.92" N, 51° 8' 25.44" E
Bottom-left: 24° 41' 4.2" N, 49° 5' 32.64" E
Bottom-right: 24° 41' 4.2" N, 51° 8' 25.44" E

It is part of

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

60 images

Ref: IOR/X/3630

Physical characteristics

Dimensions: 878 x 620 mm, on sheet 1019 x 677 mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

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Original held at: British Library: Map Collections
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/X/3630/20/4
Date(s): 1 Jan 1829 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Al-HasaBahrainQatarShatt al ʻArab
People & organisations: James HorsburghJohn Bateman

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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’, British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/3630/20/4, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024174406.0x00000f> [accessed 18 February 2025]

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Reference: IOR/X/3630/20/4
Title: 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’
Pages: 19r:19v
Author: Please see item description
Usage terms: Public Domain