A wide, detailed nautical chart of the Red Sea, titled "The Red Sea or Arabic Gulf." The map depicts the coastlines of Egypt, Arabia, Abyssinia (labeled Bilad al-Habash, or Land of the Abyssinians), and the Somali coast. The sea itself is crisscrossed with rhumb lines originating from central points, which were used for navigation. Numerous coastal towns, islands, and geographical features are labeled. At the bottom left and center are tables listing the latitudes of various places. On the bottom right, there is a legend for "Marks explained" and three scales for distance (German Miles, French Leagues, and British Statute Miles). The title block in the upper left attributes the map to observations made by Carsten Niebuhr in 1762 and 1763.

THE RED SEA OR ARABIC GULF

Chiefly from observations made by Carsten Niebuhr in the years 1762 and 1763.

Engraved for Morrison's edition of Niebuhr.

Latitude of Places

Place	Latitude	Place	Latitude
Suez original: "Sues"	29° 57'	* Ras Mhare mountain	20° 15'
Hammam Faraun The Bath of Pharaoh, a geothermal spring on the Sinai coast.	29° 10'	* Mersa Ibrahim	20° 9'
Bender Tor The port of Tur.	28° 12'	Abellad	19° 59'
Ras Mohammed	27° 54'	* Ras el Askar	19° 50'
* Tiran original: "Tyran"	27° 43'	Faraa	19° 20'
* Shadwan original: "Schedjuan"	27° 29'	Sarum el Kachme	19° 13'
* Jebel Zumrud original: "Dsjabbel Sumrud", meaning Emerald Mountain.	27° 5'	Qunfudah original: "Ghunsude"	19° 7'
* Al Hawene original: "El Hawene"	25° 54'	Ras Hali	18° 36'
* Hasani original: "Hassani"	24° 53'	* Emir	18° 32'
Mhar	24° 53'	* Jakhfuf original: "Jachfuf"	18° 25'
Nabt and Radua	24° 40'	Hedsy eadsjalbe	18° 20'
Kubbet Yanbu The Dome of Yanbu.	24° 24'	* Jizan original: "Djsesan"	16° 45'
Yanbu original: "Janbo"	24° 15'	Shab el Kabir	16° 8'
Jar original: "Dsjar"	23° 50'	* Al Gorab original: "El Gôrâb"	15° 42'
* Safra Mountain	23° 36'	Luhayyah original: "Loheia"	15° 42'
Abu Aju	23° 27'	Mocha	13° 19'
Rabigh original: "Rabogh"	22° 45'	Bab el-Mandeb	12° 40'
* Khulais original: "Kleia"	22° 32'	* Aden	12° 38'
Ras el Halba	22° 3'	* Cape St. Anthony	12° 32'
Obhur original: "Obhôr"	21° 41'
Jeddah original: "Dsjidda"	21° 28'

Note: Latitudes taken from actual observation are marked with an asterisk (*).

Marks explained

Symbol	Description
A small cluster of building shapes	City.
A small group of dots or smaller building shapes	Towns.
A single small dot or circle	Village.
A small tower-like icon	Tower.
Dashed boundary line	Districts.
Wavy line	Wadi or Stream A wadi is a valley or ravine that is dry except in the rainy season.

Scale

German Miles: 15 to a Degree
0 [---] 5 [---] 10 [---] 15 [---] 20 [---] 25 [---] 30

French Leagues: 20 to a Degree
0 [---] 5 [---] 10 [---] 15 [---] 20 [---] 25 [---] 30 [---] 35 [---] 40

British Statute Miles: 69 1/2 to a Degree
0 [---] 10 [---] 20 [---] 30 [---] 40 [---] 50 [---] 60 [---] 70 [---] 80 [---] 90 [---] 100 [---] 110 [---] 120 [---] 130 [---] 140 [---] 150