'Persian Gulf. Western Sheet'

IOR/X/3828/2837b

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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1912. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.

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Chart 2837b.

Hydrographic chart covering the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from Al Basra, Mesopotamia [Al Basrah, Iraq] westwards to approximately longitude 53° 20’E. Also includes the adjacent coastal areas of Persia [Iran], Mesopotamia and the eastern Arabian Peninsula. Portrays hydrology, including depths by soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. and contours, anchorages, sands and rocks, relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. , hachures Lines drawn on a map to indicate the direction and steepness of slope. and rock drawings, vegetation, settlements, forts and place names, and includes topographical notes and navigational aids, including lights and prominent landmarks.

Includes insets of Ras Tanura, Arabia [Ras Tannurah, Saudi Arabia] at scale 1:18,360; Kharag [Kharg] & Khargu, Persia [Iran] at scale 1:72,913; Henjam Sheikh Shu'aib, Persia [Lavan Island] at scale 1:121,520; and Al Bida, Al Katr [Al Bid', Qatar] at scale 1:60,760.

Eighteen annotated sketches of significant navigational views at unspecified scales on both the north and south coasts are also included.

Chart surveyed and compiled by Commander Charles Golding Constable and Lieutenant Arthur William Stiffe, Indian Navy (1860); also incorporates surveys by Captain John Michael Guy and Captain George Barnes Brucks, East India Marine (1821-29); with corrections and additions from the Marine Survey of India to 1911. Engraved by J & C Walker. Published at the Admiralty 1862, with new editions 1876, 1890, 1900, 1903 and 1912, and small corrections.

The sheet bears the stamps:

'Not to be used for navigation. For reference purposes only' in red on the map face.

The number '30.2' in black in the upper right margin.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

Map loading...

Scale

Scale approximately 1:895,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 30° 49' 0.12" N, 47° 45' 29.88" E
Top-right: 30° 49' 0.12" N, 53° 22' 59.88" E
Bottom-left: 24° 10' 30" N, 47° 45' 29.88" E
Bottom-right: 24° 10' 30" N, 53° 22' 59.88" E

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 964 x 622mm, on sheet 1020 x 666mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Archive information for this record

Original held at: British Library: Map Collections
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/X/3828/2837b
Former external reference(s): V II 11
Date(s): 1912 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Persian GulfBasraMesopotamiaPersiaArabian Peninsula
People & organisations: J & C WalkerMarine Survey of IndiaCharles Golding ConstableArthur William StiffeJohn Michael GuyGeorge Edward Brucks

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'Persian Gulf. Western Sheet', British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/3828/2837b, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/node/9644> [accessed 13 June 2026]

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