Sketch of Babel Mandel Harbour, in the Island of Perim, Red Sea

Single sheet. Manuscript. Scale [circa 1:22,500 (bar)]. North is at 180 degrees. Magnetic variation and soundings are shown. The chart shows the Leopard's anchorage, the stone house and wharf and the camp of the 8th Regiment . Contains a note: tried for water.

Object Details

ID: DUC253:2/14
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bissell, Austin
Places: London
Date made: 1799
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Drawing area 19 x 24cm, on sheet 20 x 25cm