‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Island and Harbour of Bahrein, on the Arabian Side of the Gulf of Persia; by Lieutts. G.B. Brucks, and W.E. Rogers. Hon. E.I.C. Marine Service: 1825. Drawn by Lieutt. M. Houghton; Draughtsman Hon. E.I.C. Marine. Engraved by Bateman and Son’
‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Island and Harbour of Bahrein, on the Arabian Side of the Gulf of Persia; by Lieutts. G.B. Brucks, and W.E. Rogers. Hon. E.I.C. Marine Service: 1825. Drawn by Lieutt. M. Houghton; Draughtsman Hon. E.I.C. Marine. Engraved by Bateman and Son’
‘Trigonometrical Plan of the Island and Harbour of Bahrein, on the Arabian Side of the Gulf of Persia; by Lieutts. G.B. Brucks, and W.E. Rogers. Hon. E.I.C. Marine Service: 1825. Drawn by Lieutt. M. Houghton; Draughtsman Hon. E.I.C. Marine. Engraved by Bateman and Son’
Date:
1828/1828
Description:
Abstract: Imprint:Published by James Horsburgh, Hydrographer to the East India Company.Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by soundings.Title in a decorative cartouche with a view of ‘A Mosque on Bahrein. From a rough sketch by Dr. A. Mackell’. The engraver’s details inserted below a compass rose orienting north at the right centre of the map.Nautical chart of the western coast of the Persian Gulf showing the Island of Bahrein compiled from the surveys carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers between 1820 and 1829.Shows location of the ‘Portuguese lighthouse, harbour and fort’, west of Manamah. Includes note on water levels. Degrees of latitude and longitude variation reported.Physical description: Dimensions:655 x 580 mm, on sheet 855 x 675 mm