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SAUDI ARABIA - Carte de la Rade de Jedda, [late 18th-century]
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SAUDI ARABIA - Carte de la Rade de Jedda, [late 18th-century]
French folding manuscript chart on 2 sheets joined, of Jedda and the surrounding coast in the region of of Hedjaz, with cross-section of hills projected upper left, titled 'hautes terres de jedda', black ink and wash on paper, (518 x 1000mm), soundings, sand-bars, reefs and rocks marked, scale-bar, compass rose and rhumb-lines. (Some dampstaining along join and upper margin, a few small repaired tears to margin, join reinforced on verso).
A rare manuscript plan of the bay of Jeddah, charting the numerous coral reefs which protect the city's harbour, probably drawn up by a French naval officer on patrol in the Red Sea. The principal gateway for pilgrims journeying to Mecca for the Hajj, Jeddah had also long served as a trading centre for merchants. The city, which extends along the beach for about a mile and is enclosed by wall built by the Portuguese, is shown in elevation, whilst the range of hills and mountains to the east are shown in a seperate profile to aid navigation into the port.
French folding manuscript chart on 2 sheets joined, of Jedda and the surrounding coast in the region of of Hedjaz, with cross-section of hills projected upper left, titled 'hautes terres de jedda', black ink and wash on paper, (518 x 1000mm), soundings, sand-bars, reefs and rocks marked, scale-bar, compass rose and rhumb-lines. (Some dampstaining along join and upper margin, a few small repaired tears to margin, join reinforced on verso).
A rare manuscript plan of the bay of Jeddah, charting the numerous coral reefs which protect the city's harbour, probably drawn up by a French naval officer on patrol in the Red Sea. The principal gateway for pilgrims journeying to Mecca for the Hajj, Jeddah had also long served as a trading centre for merchants. The city, which extends along the beach for about a mile and is enclosed by wall built by the Portuguese, is shown in elevation, whilst the range of hills and mountains to the east are shown in a seperate profile to aid navigation into the port.
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