‘Northern Entrance to Discovery Strait, from the anchorage in 15 fms. within’
IOR/X/10310/4
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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.
The sketch drawn by Lieutenant Michael Houghton shows two sequential topographical views of the coastal region at the Ras Moosendem [Ra’s Musandam, Oman]. The views were sketched from on board ship and show the northern entrance to Discovery Strait [Khor Quwai, Oman] featuring a sailing vessel.
- Extent and format
- 1 watercolour view
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- Scale not given
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 26° 22' 27.66" N, 56° 20' 34.76" E
Top-right: 26° 22' 27.66" N, 56° 22' 41.45" E
Bottom-left: 26° 19' 18.54" N, 56° 20' 34.76" E
Bottom-right: 26° 19' 18.54" N, 56° 22' 41.45" E - It is part of
- 51 imagesRef: IOR/X/10310
- Physical characteristics
Materials: Pen and ink with wash on paper
Dimensions: 70 x 350 mm or smaller
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Painting
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- British Library: Map Collections
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Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/X/10310/4
- Date(s)
- before 1825 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Discovery Strait
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‘Northern Entrance to Discovery Strait, from the anchorage in 15 fms. within’, British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/10310/4, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196573.0x000006> [accessed 5 November 2024]
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- IOR/X/10310/4
- Title
- ‘Northern Entrance to Discovery Strait, from the anchorage in 15 fms. within’
- Pages
- 5r:5v
- Author
- Houghton, Michael
- Usage terms
- Public Domain