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 |
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