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Chart of the Gulf of Aden, on Mercator's projection, surveyed by Captains Haines...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/81
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FO 925/81
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1886
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Chart of the Gulf of Aden, on Mercator's projection, surveyed by Captains Haines and Carless and Lt A.M. Grieve, 1848. Admiralty Chart 6a, sheet I. About 11.5 miles to an inch. Admiralty.
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Open Document, Open Description
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FO 925
Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans
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Chart of the Gulf of Aden, on Mercator's projection, surveyed by Captains Haines...
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