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Four nautical charts related to the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

Catalogue reference: IOR/X/414

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Reference

IOR/X/414

Title

Four nautical charts related to the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

Date

19th century

Description

Series of four tracings related to the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman copied by Frederick Charles Danvers in the late 19th century. The original charts, produced in the second half of the 17th century by an anonymous Dutch chart maker, are housed in the State Archive (Nationaal Archief), The Hague, in 'VOC – Atlas van Isaac de Graaf'.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Language

Dutch

Physical description

4 manuscript charts

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b5b8ca86-6cac-4f44-b01c-228b36e16b0c/

Series information

IOR/X/1-4999

Maps described in the 1878 published catalogue

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Maps described in the 1878 published catalogue

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Four nautical charts related to the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman