View of the coastline between Seer Beni Yass and Jibbul el Woteid. 'Drawn by M. Houghton, from a Sketch by A. Mackell Esqre. A.S.'

IOR/X/10310/20

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The record is made up of 1 watercolour view. It was created in before 1825. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.

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Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on paper.

View drawn by Lieutenant Michael Houghton from a sketch by Dr A. Mackell showing three sequential topographical views of the coastal region southwest of Abu Dhabi between Seer Beni Yass Island [Sir Bani Yas, United Arab Emirates] and Jibbul el Woteid.

The views were sketched from on board ship and show the landmarks inscribed: ‘Jibbul Barrarkah S 45° Et. dist[an]t 4 miles’, ‘Seer Beni Yass N 48° 30’ E dist[an]t 27 miles’, ‘Zaboot N 61°-30’E , dist[an]t 9 ½ miles’ and ‘Jibbul el Woteid S 8° E dist[an]t 7 ¾ miles’.

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1 watercolour view
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Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 24° 23' 48.96" N, 52° 6' 28.12" E
Top-right: 24° 23' 48.96" N, 52° 41' 28.14" E
Bottom-left: 23° 51' 20.18" N, 52° 6' 28.12" E
Bottom-right: 23° 51' 20.18" N, 52° 41' 28.14" E
Physical characteristics

Materials: Pen and ink with wash on paper

Dimensions:50 x 590 mm or smaller

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English in Latin script
Type
Painting

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British Library: Map Collections
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IOR/X/10310/20

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before 1825 (CE, Gregorian)

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View of the coastline between Seer Beni Yass and Jibbul el Woteid. 'Drawn by M. Houghton, from a Sketch by A. Mackell Esqre. A.S.', British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/10310/20, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196573.0x000001> [accessed 5 November 2024]

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