‘PLAN of the DEFENSIBLE BARRACK or MILITARY POST intended for the Table Land immediately overlooking The Raving or Valey of the Wells. ADEN’ and ‘BATTERY and DEFENCES on SEERA MOLE, ADEN’ [1v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 2 plans on 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 Lieutenant Colonel C.W. Grant and Major Artillery William Jacob, Bombay 23rd April 1844. Includes plans and corresponding longitudinal sections and elevations showing proposed barracks with yard, Barrier Gate and towers with embrasure and traversing gun on a terrace. Lettered for reference with measurements reported.
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On verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. , upper right:
‘Duplicate ADEN Defences on Seera Mole and Defensible Barrack. No. 36’.
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- 2 plans on 1 sheet
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- differ
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- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 12° 46' 60" N, 45° 2' 46.93" E
Top-right: 12° 46' 60" N, 45° 3' 8.13" E
Bottom-left: 12° 46' 34.94" N, 45° 2' 46.93" E
Bottom-right: 12° 46' 34.94" N, 45° 3' 8.13" E - Physical characteristics
Materials:
Pen and ink with wash on paper
Dimensions:
764 x 1326 mm
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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‘PLAN of the DEFENSIBLE BARRACK or MILITARY POST intended for the Table Land immediately overlooking The Raving or Valey of the Wells. ADEN’ and ‘BATTERY and DEFENCES on SEERA MOLE, ADEN’ [1v] (2/2), British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/3243, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023420696.0x000003> [accessed 29 March 2024]
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- IOR/X/3243
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- ‘PLAN of the DEFENSIBLE BARRACK or MILITARY POST intended for the Table Land immediately overlooking The Raving or Valey of the Wells. ADEN’ and ‘BATTERY and DEFENCES on SEERA MOLE, ADEN’
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- 1r:1v
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