‘Arabic Characters to Accompany and for Insertion in the Chart of the Persian Gulf’
Date:
1825/1825
Description:
Distinctive Features:Hand drawn table compiled by the East India Company Chart Office to accompany the Chart of the Persian Gulf with transliterated Arabic place names inserted in black ink.Inscriptions:On recto in the upper right-hand corner in an annotation in black ink: ‘Reced. Pr. Upton Castle 3 May 1825’On verso in the centre of the sheet is an annotation in pencil: ‘The names marked with + are not exactly spelt in this list as they are marked on the Charts & Plans of the same places’.1 itemMaterials:Pen and ink on paper with additions in pencilDimensions:sheet 302 x 484 mm