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Persian Gulf: Gulf of Oman: Strait of Hormuz: Oman and United Arab Emirates: Musandam...
Catalogue reference: ADM 344/1229
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This record is about the Persian Gulf: Gulf of Oman: Strait of Hormuz: Oman and United Arab Emirates: Musandam... dating from 1809 Jan 01 - 1917 Dec 31 in the series Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 344/1229
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1809 Jan 01 - 1917 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Persian Gulf: Gulf of Oman: Strait of Hormuz: Oman and United Arab Emirates: Musandam Peninsula, vicinity; seven items on one sheet: item 1, 'Sella'meh wa Benatha (Salama wa Binataha)'; item 2, 'Small cliff near Ras Hanyura SE 5 Miles'; item 3, 'Jebel'AliNE by E1/2E 15 Miles'; item 4, 'Sir Abu Neyr (Sir Abu Nuair) W by N1/2N 6 Miles' by Constable, c1858; item 5, 'View of Fort of Ras-ul-Khima (Ras al Khaimah)' by Lt Crichton; item 6, 'Jebel Sibi N76W 18 Miles' from HMS Redbreast, 1905, annotated; item 7, 'Capture of Piratical Ship Minerva by Prince of Wales Schooner, and boats of Chiffone and Caroline, before town of Ras-ul-Khyma, Persian Gulf, November 1809', annotated
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Folio 4A, item 71, page 70; Persian Gulf Nautical Papers 63, pages 67-87; V11515 and V11538
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11439803/
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ADM 344
Admiralty: Hydrographic Department: Coastal and Riverine Views
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