The north west branch of the Red Sea

Scale: 1,500,000 (bar) Single sheet. Engr. Medium: Segmented and backed. Scale: 1:500 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Scale in nautical leagues and three types of Arabic mile. Contents Note: Contains inset plans of the harbours of Suez and Tor and five views. There are notes on the prevailing winds. The chart also shows the tracks of the Swallow, commanded by Captain Panton, in 1777 and the Expedition commanded by Lieutenant Ashmead Pruen in 1778.

Object Details

ID: GREN1D/3(1)
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Delarochette, Louis Stanislas D'Arcy; Faden, William
Date made: 1785
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall sheet dimensions: 70 cm x 51.5 cm
Parts: The map collection of William Wyndham Grenville, Prime Minister, 1759-1834 (Chart)