British Admiralty Hydrographical Office
1956

Original Chart Malay Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore

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Malacca Strait with part of the East Coast of the Malay Peninsula.

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British Admiralty (United Kingdom Hydrographic Office) chart of the Strait of Malacca with portions of coastal Sumatra and Malaysia (corrected state). Published May 21, 1954 but this sheet with corrections to 1956. This chart is on a slightly larger scale (1 / 500,000) than chart 1388 'Pandang and One Fathom Bank to Singapore' (1 / 885,000).

Singapore at bottom right. Covers portions of the east coast of Malaysia as well as the west coast. Fine topographic detail of the interior of Malaysia.

Engraved in 1898 and published on June 30, 1898 by the Admiralty. Last corrections in 1956. Chart # 1355.

CREATOR: British Admiralty Hydrographical Office

PUBLICATION DATE: 1956

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Singapore

BODY OF WATER: Malacca Strait

CONDITION: Very Good. Clean, no issues.

COLORING: Black and white.

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SIZE: 28 " x 25 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 59

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