‘Skeleton plan of a survey of the eastern portion of the peninsula of Aden’

IOR/X/3227

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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 23 Apr 1844. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.

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Content

Distinctive Features:

Lettered and numbered for reference to correspond to symbols present on series of sections produced together with the plan and shown by pecked lines.

Series of sections held at IOR/X/3228/1-4, IOR/X/3229/1-5, IOR/X/3230/1-6, IOR/X/3231 and IOR/X/3232.

Inscriptions:

On recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. in the lower centre:

‘C.W. Grant

Lt. Coll. Engineer

Wm. Jacob

Major Artillery’

‘Special Committee On the Aden Defences’

‘Bombay April 23rd 1844’.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

Map loading...

Scale

not given

Scale designator

Horizontal

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

Materials:

Pen and ink with wash on paper

Dimensions:

1311 x 2500 mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Archive information for this record

Original held at: British Library: Map Collections
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/X/3227
Former external reference(s): U.I.3
Date(s): 23 Apr 1844 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Aden
People & organisations: William JacobC.W. Grant

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‘Skeleton plan of a survey of the eastern portion of the peninsula of Aden’, British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/3227, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000006865.0x000001> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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Reference: IOR/X/3227
Title: ‘Skeleton plan of a survey of the eastern portion of the peninsula of Aden’
Pages: 1r:1v
Author: Please see item description
Usage terms: Public Domain