A new chart of the Straits of Malacca

infoBlack, Alexander; Redford, John; Horsburgh, James; Richardson, G.G.; Lindsay, John; 1830

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Map of the Strait of Malacca, with inset maps of a central part of the strait and of the Singapore Strait. Bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs are marked, and there are elevations (side views of hills and mountains to use as landmarks).

Details
Date
1830
Map Maker
Black, Alexander; Redford, John; Horsburgh, James; Richardson, G.G.; Lindsay, John
Printer/Publisher
Richard Holmes Laurie
Publication Location
London
Attributes

Compass Rose

Longitude and Latitude

Insets

Elevation

Inset Map

Features

River

Bathymetry

Maritime Route

Mountain/Volcano

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Title
A new chart of the Straits of Malacca
Author/creator
Black, Alexander<br>Redford, John<br>Horsburgh, James<br>Richardson, G.G.<br>Lindsay, John
Country
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Date issued
2018 
Publication date
2018. 
Language
English
Extent
2 scans.
Note
drawn from several surveys and manuscript charts of Alex[ande]r Black, the late Mr. John Redford of the Nonsuch together with those of Captn. Horsburgh, G.G. Richardson, John Lindsay &c&c.<br>Inset: 1. The passage from Poolo Iarra to Cape Rachado on a larger scale -- 2. The Straits of Singapore on a larger scale
Subject (geographic)
Malacca, Strait of (strait)
Published
1830
Shelfmark
COLLBN 006-05-002/003
Persistent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:2001788

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