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Title: The Paumbum Passage, Gulf of Manaar, 1830

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1834

Publishers

  • London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1834.

Summary

Depth shown by soundings and shading. Relief shown by hachures. Proposed cuts [channels] through the mainland and through [sand] bar are shown. Coral reefs and "track of native boats" are shown. Includes inset map showing southern tip of India, northern Sri Lanka, Gulf of Mannar, and Adam's Bridge. From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 4 (1834), pp. 1-25; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.4 1834.

Subjects

  • India
  • Sri Lanka
  • Indian Ocean
  • Canals—India
  • Waterways—Indian Ocean
  • Mannar, Gulf of—Maps
  • Palk Strait—Maps
  • Rāmanāthapuram (India : District)—Maps
  • Indian Coast (India)—Navigation
  • Indian Coast (Sri Lanka)—Navigation
  • Indian Ocean—Navigation
  • Nautical charts
  • Bathymetric maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (79.15, 79.25, 9.3, 9.216666)
  • Geometry: BBOX (79.15, 79.25, 9.3, 9.216666)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Bradbury, C, fl. 1834. The Paumbum Passage, Gulf of Manaar, 1830. London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1834.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-tb09j817c

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng