Sketch of the shoals off Jeddah in the Red Sea

Single sheet. Ms. Scale: [ca. 1:50 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: Lat & long noted, variation marked. Soundings and shoals, notes on the nature of the ground. Scale of 1 mile. Additional Places: Jidda. Contents Note: The Leopard's track to its anchorage is shown. The Grand Mosque and the Bashire's House are marked. Key to 2 locations: A, Rock on which HMS La Forte struck; B, La Forte laying sunk.

Object Details

ID: DUC253:2/16
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bissell, Austin
Places: Jeddah
Date made: 1801
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Drawing area 23 x 39cm, on sheet 25 x 40 cm