A 2-Sheet Chart of the Red Sea, from Jiddah, to the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb

The Khalili Collections

This is an extremely detailed chart of the Red Sea south of Jeddah, surveyed by officers of 'Her Majesty's Indian Navy', with the purpose of making the new 'Overland Route' to India safer. It was surveyed between the years 1830–33 and completed in 1833 and 1834.

Details

Title: A 2-Sheet Chart of the Red Sea, from Jiddah, to the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb
Date Created: August 1st 1836
Location Created: London; printed by John Walker
Type: DOCUMENT
Medium: paper, laid on linen

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