A new chart of the Red Sea drawn from the latest astronomical observations and surveys, by J.W.Norie, Hydrographer, &c.
Edition: New edition 1838. Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca.1:3 000 000]. Cartographic Note: Graduated. Soundings and some contours. Additional Places: Red Sea. Contents Note: Best track up and down the Red Sea. Cartouche with architectural fragments. 4 views. 13 insets, 1. The harbour of Tor [ca. 1:50 000], 2. The Straits of Jubal [Gubal] [ca. 1:750 000], 3. A sketch of the southern part of the Jaffatine [Gifatin] Islands [ca. 1:100 000], 4. The Bay of Koseir [Quseir] [ca. 1:25 000], 5. The port of Suakem [Suakin] [ca. 1:35 000], 6. The Harbour of Matzua [Massawa] [ca.1:125 000], 7. The Island of Dhalac [ca. 1:1 000 000], 8. The narrow Strait of Babelmandeb [ca. 1:100 000], 9. Aden [ca. 1:200 000], 10. The Road of Mocha [ca. 1:47 500], 11. The harbour of Judda [Jiddah] [ca. 1:70 000], 12. The port of Yambo [Jenbo] [ca. 1:15 000], 13. The harbour of Suez [ca. 1:300 000].
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Object Details
ID: | G253:1/8 |
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Collection: | Charts and maps |
Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Norie & Co., J.W.; Norie, John William |
Places: | Red Sea |
Date made: | 1838 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Printed area 79 x 65cm, on sheet 84 x 67cm. |