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Plans and technical drawings of devices in Aden proposed by Lieutenant Colonel C.W. Grant [1r] (1/2)
The record is made up of 1 sheet. It was created in 1844. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.
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Compiled and signed by a Special Committee on the Aden defences formed of Engineers Major Artillery William Jacob and Major C.W. Grant, with date 23rd April 1844.
Include:
1. ‘FURNANCE for heating SHOT’.
2. ‘Raft for extending a Pier into deep water Composed of Hollow Spheres made of Sheet Iron or Copper shewing the mode of fixing the Superstructure to sustain two railways’ with two figures showing the structure of metal spheres.
3. ‘Elevation of a 24 Pr. Cast Iron Traversing Platform, Front Pivot’.
4. ‘Proposed Plan for the European Barracks at Aden, composed of Bomb proof Casemates and Terraced Rooms’ with longitudinal section through Barrack and floor plans.
5. Elevation and plan of the ‘Cast iron traversing, platform rear pivot’.
Lettered for reference with keys and explanatory notes provided.
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On verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. , upper right:
‘Duplicate ADEN Traversing Platform for a 24 Pr. Furnance for heating Shot, Raft for extending a Pier into deep water, & Bombproof Barracks for Europeans’.
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- 1 sheet
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- differ
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- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 12° 49' 15.29" N, 44° 57' 52.64" E
Top-right: 12° 49' 15.29" N, 45° 4' 55.96" E
Bottom-left: 12° 44' 57.6" N, 44° 57' 52.64" E
Bottom-right: 12° 44' 57.6" N, 45° 4' 55.96" E - Physical characteristics
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Pen and ink with wash on paper
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771 x 1324 mm
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/X/3238
- Title
- Plans and technical drawings of devices in Aden proposed by Lieutenant Colonel C.W. Grant
- Pages
- 1r:1v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence