Andaman Islands. Bay of Bengal India. ADMIRALTY sea chart 1891 (1955) old map

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Bay of Bengal - Andaman Islands // Table Island and Marshall Channel. Artist/engraver/cartographer: From surveys under the direction of Commanders A. Carpenter, 1888-1889, Hoskyn, 1889, Oldham, 1896, Heming, 1899, & Beauchamp, 1907 with additions from surveys by Lieut. Blair & Captain Moorsom 1790 and by Commander Brooker, 1867. The topography and most of the coast line is taken from the maps of the topographical survey of India with additions and corrections to 1950. Table Island and Marshall Channel surveyed by Commander Hoskyn, , & the Officers of the Marine Survey of India, 1889-1890. Provenance: London. Published at the Admiralty under the Superintendence of Captain Wharton, , , Hydrographer. Crown Copyright reserved. Type: Large British nautical sea chart. Sea charts such as this were working navigational aids which were commonly updated and corrected during their working lives by hand annotation and/or printed overlays. They may also feature manuscript navigational notes, comments or other markings.

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Size: 8226px × 12085px
Location: India
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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