Indian Ocean islands off the North Coast of Madagascar surveyed by Commander WJL Wharton and the officers of HMS Fawn 1878
Scales vary. Chart in five sections. Ungraduated. Magnetic variation marked. Watermark: A.P. & J. London.
[Clockwise from top left]
Section one: Aldabra Island. Lat.9 22'35" S; Long 46 degrees 14'41" E. Scale: circa 1:75,000 (bar)
Section two: Farquhar Group entrance to inner harbour by navigating Lieutt J.T. A. White RN 1878. Lat 10 degrees 6'45"; long 51 degrees 10'3" E. Scale: circa 1:19,200 (bar)
Section three: Assumption Island. Lat 9 degrees 46'20" S; long 46 degrees 30'30" E. Scale: circa 1:75,000 (bar).
Section four: Farquhar Group (formerly known as Joao de Nova). Lat 10 degrees 6'45"; long. 51 degrees 10'3" E. Scale: circa 1:75,000.
Section five: Cosmoledo Group. Lat 9 degrees 41'20" S; long. 47 degrees 32'12" E. Scale: circa 1:75,000 (bar).
[Clockwise from top left]
Section one: Aldabra Island. Lat.9 22'35" S; Long 46 degrees 14'41" E. Scale: circa 1:75,000 (bar)
Section two: Farquhar Group entrance to inner harbour by navigating Lieutt J.T. A. White RN 1878. Lat 10 degrees 6'45"; long 51 degrees 10'3" E. Scale: circa 1:19,200 (bar)
Section three: Assumption Island. Lat 9 degrees 46'20" S; long 46 degrees 30'30" E. Scale: circa 1:75,000 (bar).
Section four: Farquhar Group (formerly known as Joao de Nova). Lat 10 degrees 6'45"; long. 51 degrees 10'3" E. Scale: circa 1:75,000.
Section five: Cosmoledo Group. Lat 9 degrees 41'20" S; long. 47 degrees 32'12" E. Scale: circa 1:75,000 (bar).
Object Details
| ID: | G252:1/2 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | HM Admiralty; Weller, Edward Wharton, William James Lloyd |
| Places: | Eastern Africa |
| Vessels: | Fawn (1856) |
| Date made: | 1879 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 68.5 cm x 50.5 cm |