Andrew Leitch, head of archives at the UK Hydrographic Office, has visited the UAE to help launch an exhibition of printed charts and hand-rendered surveys on Abu Dhabi. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National

Centuries-old charts reveal remarkable origin story of 'Abu-Thabi'




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