‘SKETCH Of the PENINSULA OR CAPE OF ADEN’ [1v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 plan. It was created in c 1855. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.
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Plan of Aden peninsula showing positions of the Isthmus reservoirs, proposed new lakes and water tanks; military limits dated 25th August 1855 outlined in red with buildings in the camp site labelled. Landmarks lettered for references with a key below title and an explanatory note in the lower right of plan.
Inscriptions:
On recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , lower left:
‘Executive Engineers Office Aden’.
- Extent and format
- 1 plan
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- not given
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 12° 48' 55.4" N, 44° 57' 58.64" E
Top-right: 12° 48' 55.4" N, 45° 3' 35.01" E
Bottom-left: 12° 44' 56.4" N, 44° 57' 58.64" E
Bottom-right: 12° 44' 56.4" N, 45° 3' 35.01" E - Physical characteristics
Materials:
Pen and ink with wash on paper
Dimensions:
657 x 990 mm
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/X/3255
- Title
- ‘SKETCH Of the PENINSULA OR CAPE OF ADEN’
- Pages
- 1r:1v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Public Domain