Titre original : A relation of a journey begun An. Dom. 1610 : foure bookes containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Aegypt, of the Holy Land, of the remote parts of Italy and islands adjoyningNumérisé par le partenaire. Plusieurs annotations manuscrites en fin de volumeAppartient à l’ensemble documentaire : BbLevt0Descriptions et voyagesRécits de voyages
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'.4 manuscript charts
Distinctive Features:Depths shown by soundings with shoals and rocks represented by dots and crosses. Some settlements shown pictorially.Contains three charts showing: the coast from the Musandam Peninsula to Muscat, at the left portion of sheet; ‘De Bay van Mascatta’ in the top right; and Strait of Hormuz in the bottom right. Copied from original chart produced during an expedition along the Oman coast in 1666.3 maps on 1 sheetMaterials:Pen and ink with wash on tracing paperDimensions:523 x 349 mm or smaller, on sheet 525 x 738 mm
This file is composed of two Dutch maps of the Persian Gulf, published by the journal of the Royal Dutch Geographical Society (
Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap), 1907.The first map, 'Kaart van de Perziche Golf', also features a smaller map of the Shatt el Arab [Shatt al Arab]. The second map, 'Facsimile der Kaart van de Perzische Golf (1646) Behoorende bij Roobacker's Scheepsjournaal', is a facsimile of a 1646 map from the ship journal of Captain Cornelis Roobacker.1 file (2 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the final folio with 2, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Distinctive Features:Depths in the Strait of Hormuz and along the coasts of Persia and Oman shown by soundings. Shoals and rocks represented by dots and crosses with annotations.Top and left margins are divided and marked with numbers.1 mapMaterials:Pen and ink with wash on tracing paperDimensions:517 x 739 mm
Distinctive Features:Depths along the coasts of Persia and Oman shown by soundings. Shoals and rocks indicated by dots and crosses with annotations. Settlements with Dutch East India Company’s trading posts represented pictorially.1 mapMaterials:Pen and ink with wash on tracing paperDimensions:550 x 740 mm
Distinctive Features:Depths along the coasts of Persia and Oman shown by soundings with shoals and rocks represented by dots and crosses.Left and bottom margins are divided and marked with numbers.1 mapMaterials:Pen and ink with wash on tracing paperDimensions:533 x 739 mm
en uit het Maleisch in het Nederduitsch overgebracht door Philippus Pieter Roorda van Eijsinga.Malay title pages have hijri date 1237 [1821 or 22].Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2009. (Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Islamic Heritage Project). Copy digitized: Widener Library: PL5139.H55 D8 1822x.In Malay. (Arabic and Roman scripts) with Dutch translation; translated from Arabic.Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2009. (Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Islamic Heritage Project). Copy digitized: Widener Library: PL5139.H55 D8 1822x .