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Source Description
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
9w036d931
label
A general chart of the Indian and part of the Pacific Oceans, shewing the various passages to & from China, Australia, New Zealand, &c.
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
9w036d931
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A general chart of the Indian and part of the Pacific Oceans, shewing the various passages to & from China, Australia, New Zealand, &c.
description
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
date
["1857"]
year
1857
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_015439
creators
Hobbs, J. S. (John Stratton)
Wilson, Charles, active 1888
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Maritime Charts and Atlases
subjects
Australasia--Maps
Indian Ocean--Maps
Pacific Ocean--Maps
Asia--Maps
Nautical charts--Australasia
Nautical charts--Asia
subjectsGeographic
Asia
Australasia
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Pacific Ocean
genreBasic
Maps
genreSpecific
Nautical charts
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Published as the Act directs, March 1st 1850, by Charles Wilson (late J.W. Norie & Wilson) at the Navigation Warehouse and Naval Academy No. 157 Leadenhall Street
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
-28.109549
schema:longitude
146.300998
extent
1 map ; 105 x 196 cm
notes
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
"Additions 1857."
Insets: Bombay Harbour -- [Hong Kong] -- Port Louis, Mauritius -- Algoa Bay -- Anchorage at Simon's Bay.
Includes notes, 7 coastal views and illustration of C. Agulhas lighthouse.
Also shows ship tracks.
Includes manuscript ship tracks, and dates and locations of whale encounters in pencil.
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no
dcId
9w036d931
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
b205cafe91d7ccdc