‘OUTLINE PLAN and SECTIONS of the Promontory of MARSHAG on the S.E. side of the Peninsula of ADEN’

IOR/X/3239

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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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Distinctive Features:

Compiled and signed by a Special Committee on the Aden Defences formed of Engineers Lieutenant Colonel C.W. Grant and Major Artillery William Jacob, Bombay 23rd April 1844.

Relief shown by contours.

Contains an outline plan and sections of Ras Marshag (also known as Steamer Point) with grid lines added in pencil to the southern tip of the peninsula. Lettered for reference.

Extent and format

1 sheet

Area map covers

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Scale

not given

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 12° 46' 12.24" N, 45° 2' 51.74" E
Top-right: 12° 46' 12.24" N, 45° 3' 24.5" E
Bottom-left: 12° 45' 35.73" N, 45° 2' 51.74" E
Bottom-right: 12° 45' 35.73" N, 45° 3' 24.5" E

Physical characteristics

Materials:

Pen and ink on paper with additions in pencil

Dimensions:

571 x 1404 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/3239
Former British Library reference: M.IX.9
Date(s): 1844 (CE, Gregorian)

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

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‘OUTLINE PLAN and SECTIONS of the Promontory of MARSHAG on the S.E. side of the Peninsula of ADEN’, British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/3239, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000010673.0x000001> [accessed 16 April 2024]

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Reference: IOR/X/3239
Title: ‘OUTLINE PLAN and SECTIONS of the Promontory of MARSHAG on the S.E. side of the Peninsula of ADEN’
Pages: 1r:1v
Author: Please see item description
Usage terms: Public Domain