‘Sketch Plan shewing proposed line of Scarp on the Southern Range, ADEN’

IOR/X/3258

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The record is made up of 1 plan. It was created in c 1863. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.

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Content

Distinctive Features:

Relief shown by shading.

Line of proposed works shown in red with landmarks lettered for reference to correspond to symbols present on series of sections produced together with the plan. Series of sections hold at IOR/X/3259/1 and IOR/X/3259/2.

Includes note on construction and estimated expenses (in Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ) for proposed works on scarp and bridge at South Pass.

Inscriptions:

On recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , bottom left-hand corner initials [illegible].

Extent and format

1 plan

Area map covers

Map loading...

Scale

not given

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

West

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 12° 47' 7.83" N, 45° 2' 24.99" E
Top-right: 12° 47' 7.83" N, 45° 3' 9.67" E
Bottom-left: 12° 45' 50.04" N, 45° 2' 24.99" E
Bottom-right: 12° 45' 50.04" N, 45° 3' 9.67" E

Physical characteristics

Materials:

Pen and ink with wash on tracing cloth

Dimensions:

763 x 940 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/3258
Former British Library reference: M.IX.28
Date(s): c 1863 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Aden
People & organisations: H. Pym

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‘Sketch Plan shewing proposed line of Scarp on the Southern Range, ADEN’, British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/3258, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000010794.0x000001> [accessed 14 August 2026]

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Reference: IOR/X/3258
Title: ‘Sketch Plan shewing proposed line of Scarp on the Southern Range, ADEN’
Pages: 1r:1v
Author: Please see item description
Usage terms: Public Domain