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RED SEA - WEST COAST (survey by Commander F.H.Walter R.N) Map

By poslusnye, 21 March, 2013
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I found this map behind a painting in my basement.  

The wording on the top is:

 

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                                                                        RED SEA - WEST COAST

 

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                                                             APPROACHES TO MUHAMMAD QOL

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                                                  SURVEYED BY COMMANDER E.H.WALTER R.N

      assisted by Lieutk, V.R.Brandon, J.A. EdgĂ©ll, S.A.G. Hill, C.W. Tinson, E.B.Cloete, & A.F.Powell, R.N

                                                        H.M. SURVEYING SHIP 'MERLIN'  1907.

          From Powell Rk TO Abington Rf from a Survey by Comm.f E.H.B Baker. H.M.S Challenger 1939

                                 All Bearings are True (thus: 126° etc.) and are given from Seaward.

                                   All Heights are expressed in Feet above High Water Springs.

                                                For Abbreviations see Admiralty Chart 5011.

 

                                                                       SOUNDINGS IN FATHOMS

 

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                                   reduced approxinately to the Level of Indian Spring Low Water.

 

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Category
Maps, Charts, and Nautical
Medium
Some type of paper
Condition
Good
Size and dimensions of this item
The size is 17.25" in length, and 11.50" in width.
Date Period
There are two dates on the paper, one is 1907, the other is 1939.
Weight
1.25 ounces
History
1907 RED SEA - WEST COAST SURVEY
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