'Abu Shahr (Bushire)'

Title:

'Abu Shahr (Bushire)'

Creator:

Cartographer: Davies & Company

Date:

1912/1912

Description:

Abstract: Chart 27.Hydrographic chart covering a twelve-mile length of coast around Abu Shahr, Persia [Bandar-e Bushehr, Iran] on the Persian Gulf. Portrays hydrology, including depths by soundings and contours, sands, mud and rocks, relief by spot heights and rock drawings, vegetation, cultivation, settlements, public buildings, forts and place names, and includes topographical notes and navigational aids, including beacons and prominent buildings.The sheet also portrays, at an unspecified scale, an annotated sketch view (40 x 590mm) of Abu Shahr and adjacent coastline from the west.Chart surveyed by lieutenants Thomas Henry Herbert Hand, Charles Steward Hickman, Edward James Headlam, Alexander Gordon Bingham and William Kirkwood Thyne, Royal Indian Marine under the direction of Captain Thomas Henry Heming, Royal Navy, Marine Survey of India, 1904. Inner anchorage re-sounded by Lieutenant A D D Smyth, Royal Navy, 1911. Engraved by Davies & Company. Published at the Admiralty, 1906, new edition 1912 with small corrections.The number '184.12' is stamped in the top right margin.Physical description: Materials: Printed on paperDimensions: 973 x 637mm, on sheet 664 x 1009mm

Language:

English

Type:

Map

Type (Narrower):

Maps

Type (Broader):

Image

Geographic region:

Persia
Persian Gulf
Abu Shahr

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100138085178.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100138085178.0x000001_en
IOR/X/3828/27
IOR/X/3828/27

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