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 |
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