A Large Draught of the Coast of Arabia from Maculla to Dofar

by John Thornton, Samuel, fl

$750 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A very fine sea chart of the coast of Yemen and Oman from the celebrated Third Book of 'The English Pilot' This very attractive sea chart depicts the coast of the Arabian Peninsula from Al Makullah in Yemen to Dhofar in Oman. The coastal view is bisected into two images, separated by a border formed by the elegant tendrils of a vine. The upper view depicts the southern, while the lower portrays the northern aspect of the coast. Prominent features of the desert coastline are

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