‘Muskat Harbour from the Fisher-men’s Rock’.

Coloured aquatint by I Clark after R Temple, 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot published by W Haines, 10 South Molton Street, London, April 1813.

In 1809 the Bombay Presidency organised an expedition the Persian Gulf to suppress piracy.
‘illustrative of the proceedings of the forces employed on the expedition sent from Bombay under the command of Capt Wainwright of HM ship Chiffone, and Lieut Col Smith of HM 65th Regiment against the Arabian Pirates’