'ASIA. PERSIAN GULF. COMPILED BY COMMR. C.G. CONSTABLE AND LIEUT. A.W. STIFFE, I.N. 1860' [238av] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1900. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Chart of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
(Showing the approximate limit of the pearling ground.)
In two sheets. Eastern sheet.
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Admiralty Hydrographic Office chart showing the principal points, islands, and landmarks of the (eastern) Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Gulf of Oman, compiled by Commander C G Constable and Lieutenant Arthur William Stiffe in 1860, with intervening coast and soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. supplied from the surveys of Captain J M Guy and Captain George Barnes Brucks in 1821-29. Published at the Admiralty in 1862, with small and large corrections to 1900. Engraved by J and C Walker. Inset A small map or other image enclosed within the margin of a larger map, map sheet, or larger image; or papers placed inside a book or archival volume. : Kishm [Qeshm], Kais [Kish], Henjam [Hengām], Charak [Bandar-e Chārak], Abu Thabi [Abu Dhabi], and Khor Fakan [Khawr Fakkān].
No scale given for the main map. The scale of the insets varies.
Marked in red to show approximate limit of pearling ground.
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- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 27° 28' 44.4" N, 52° 38' 7.8" E
Top-right: 27° 28' 44.4" N, 58° 14' 58.2" E
Bottom-left: 23° 56' 54.96" N, 52° 38' 7.8" E
Bottom-right: 23° 56' 54.96" N, 58° 14' 58.2" E - Physical characteristics
Materials: Printed on paper.
Dimensions: 980 x 650mm on sheet 1080 x 690mm.
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- 'ASIA. PERSIAN GULF. COMPILED BY COMMR. C.G. CONSTABLE AND LIEUT. A.W. STIFFE, I.N. 1860'
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- 238ar:238av
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