Red Sea Sheet (13 results)

No Binding. Condition: Good. Beautifully drawn b/w chart, printed on heavy paper 86x68cm. Good or better, folded with some ms pencil route annotation and dusting. First published on 31 March 1873, the latest edition stated is 24 April 1922 with small corrections dated 1923. This covers the African side from Abu Dara to the Delta of the Baraka River including the important trade and Hajj ports of Suakin and Port Sudan, and the Arabian side from Mersa Dheneb to Ras Abu Kalb including Jidda (Jeddah), Lith, and Kunfida. In addition to numerous settlements and geographical features along the coasts, there are 3 insets for Arabian ports including Lith, Jelajil, and Kunfida (surveyed by Commodore JD Nares and the Officers of HM Surveying Ship Enterprise 1918), and 3 African including Khor Delwen, Khor Shinab (Sketch Survey by Lt CH Cochran, HMS Grappler 1885). There are also 4 attractively drawn coastal views.

This coastal survey was printed by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office in Washington D.C. Details include the names of cities and waterways along the coast. Depth soundings are shown in fathoms. Other details that maybe included are lighthouses and buoy positions. This map measures 33 inches by 28.5 inches.

71x104 cm. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.

This coastal survey was printed by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office in Washington D.C. Details include the names of cities and waterways along the coast. Depth soundings are shown in fathoms. Other details that maybe included are lighthouses and buoy positions. This map measures 33 inches by 28 inches.

No Binding. Condition: Good. Beautifully drawn b/w chart with some hand colouring, printed on heavy paper 85x70cm. Good or better, folded with some ms pencil annotation and dusting. First published on 31 March 1873, the latest edition stated is 24 April 1922 with small corrections dated in the same year. This covers the African side from the Arab Encampment north of Jebel Kuweh to Abu Dara including Koseir (Qoseir), and the Arabian side from Ras Morabit to Merea Dheneb including Wej (Wejh) and Yenbo ("Port of Medina / Cattle and water cheap & good"). In addition to numerous settlements and geographical features along the coasts, there are 7 inset maps and plans for Foul Bay Scout Anchorage (credited to Lt. E.H. Dobbin, HMS Scout, 1902), The Brothers Islands, Koseir Anchorage (credited to Captain G.S. Nares RN, 1872), Sherm Wej, Sherm Hassey, Daedelus Reef (credited to Commodore A. Carpenter, HMS Myrmidon, 1884), and Yenbo. The plan of Wej, 1/7270, shows the detailed layout of the town with its street pattern, including the gateway, fort (ruined), minarets, tombs, towers, old boiler, boulders, ruins, and pier under construction. The plan of Yenbo, 1/29,740, dated from latest information to 1916 around the time of the Arab Revolt, shows the town demarcated by its wall with bastions, minarets, high house, old battery, and its environs including a conspicuous tomb, and a caution dated 1921 that the beacons are not to be relied upon. The main map also features 2 attractively drawn coastal views (one of which is almost the full length of the left hand border), and 2 inset drawings of the lighthouses at The Brothers and Daedelus Reef. The pencil annotations are of courses drawn from these two locations.

Standard issue, 710 x 860 mm. No scale information. Nautical chart of the Red Sea between Trinkitat in Sudan and Hodeida in Saudi Arabia, prepared by the British Admiralty. With three inset maps of Khor Nohud, Gizán, and the Disei Village Bay, as well as a view of Jabal at Tair Island. - The chart shows the Farasan Islands as well as the Dahlak Archipelago and the Zubair Group. Among the most prominent labelled cities are Loheiya, Hodeida, Gizán, and Massawa. Other interesting details include an Egyptian military station at Mount Keren, an Italian post near the Arafale craters, the Husna-l Majis Hill Fort, and the Sheikh's Tomb near Hali Point in Saudi Arabia. - The British Admiralty has produced nautical charts since 1795 under the auspices of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (HO). Its main task was to provide the Royal Navy with navigational products and service, but since 1821 it has also sold charts to the public. The present chart was composed after Admiralty surveys of the 19th century; it was first published in 1873 and saw several corrections up to 1936. - With a single fold. A few manuscript notes. Captioned in print and in a former collector's hand on verso. Brown smudge near left margin; faint marginal flaws.

Standard issue, 710 x 860 mm. Scale 1:71,920. Nautical chart of the Red Sea from Mersa Denebh to Kunfida in Saudi Arabia, and from Abú Dara to Trinkitat in Sudan, prepared by the British Admiralty. With six inset maps of Lith, Jelajil, and Kunfida, as well as Khor Delwen, Khor Shinab, Mersa Ar-Rakiyaí, as well as four mountain views. - The chart shows a vast portion of the Red Sea, featuring the Farsan Bank and the Suakin Group, as well as dangerous reefs covering large parts of the shores. Among the most prominent labelled cities are Jiddah, Lith, and Kunfida in Saudi Arabia, as well as Port Sudan and Suakin in Sudan. - The British Admiralty has produced nautical charts since 1795 under the auspices of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (HO). Its main task was to provide the Royal Navy with navigational products and service, but since 1821 it has also sold charts to the public. The present chart was composed after Admiralty surveys of the 19th century; it was first published in 1873 and saw several corrections up to 1937. - With a single fold. A few manuscript notes. Captioned in print and in a former collector's hand on verso.

Standard issue, 710 x 864 mm. Various scales. Nautical chart of the northern Red Sea, showing the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba, prepared by the British Admiralty. With 4 inset maps displaying the Tiran Island anchorage, Sherm Yahar, Sherm Jubba, and El Tor harbour. - The chart details major cities including Sharm-el-Sheikh, Hurghada, Aqaba, Magna, and Suez, as well as historic landmarks like Mowila fort. In addition, the chart warns the mariner of dangerous currents in the Red Sea as well as tidal streams in the Gulf of Suez. The inset map of El Tor harbour shows hospital buildings, a well of fresh water, pilgrims' baracks, mosques, ruins, and the camel track to Wadi Sillah. - With a small illustration of the Ashrafi lighthouse. - The British Admiralty has produced nautical charts since 1795 under the auspices of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (HO). Its main task was to provide the Royal Navy with navigational products and service, but since 1821 it has also sold charts to the public. The present chart was composed after Admiralty surveys of 1830-34 and 1911; it was first published in 1873 and saw several corrections up to 1931. - Small tear in lower margin, not touching image. Top margin slightly creased. A single fold; a few manuscript notes. With a stamp "Increase 50%" near lower right corner. Captioned in print and in a former collector's hand on verso.

This coastal survey was printed by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office in Washington D.C. Details include the names of cities and waterways along the coast. Depth soundings are shown in fathoms. Other details that maybe included are lighthouses and buoy positions. This map measures 33 inches by 28.5 inches.

71x116.5 cm. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.

70x102 cm Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.

Kein Einband. Condition: Gut. Carte de L'Asie selon le auteurs Anciens enrichie de Remarques Historiques sur les changemens qui y sont arrivez . . . Chatelain, anno 1719, size of the sheet: 47 x 56 cm., good condition, wide margins. Detailed map of Asia, extending from the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and the Saudi Arabian Peninsula to Japan, the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

71x127 cm. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.