A draught of the River of Palambam, in the Streights of Banca.

Single sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Linen backed. Scale: [ca.1:200 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: North at 175 degrees. Ungraduated. Soundings & shallows. Scale in leagues. Additional Places: Palembang, Bangka, Sumatra. Contents Note: Channel and sailing directions. Notes on wood and water. Title cartouche contains note on the tides.

Object Details

ID: DUF258:11/51
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Anonymous
Places: Palembang; Selat Bangka Sumatra
Date made: circa 1770
People: Duff, Robert; Scott-Duff, A. A.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Drawing area 55 x 44cm, on sheet 56 x 44cm.