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‘Section along ridge from Officer’s Tower, to k (L, K & K)’ [1v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 sheet. It was created in 11 Sep 1843. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.
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Distinctive Features:
Produced to accompany the ‘Plan shewing the Old Line of Field Works across the Isthmus of Aden and the line of Permanent Works proposed for construction’ at IOR/X/3226.
Sections lettered and numbered for reference which correspond to symbols present on the main plan. Measurements reported.
Inscriptions:
On recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. in the lower right-hand corner is an annotation:
‘Signed W. Jacob
Major Artillery
Signed C.W. Grant
Major Engineers’.
‘On Special duty on the Aden
Defences Bombay 11th September 1843’.
‘True Copy [faded ink] Lieut. J.A. Curtis
Exect. Engr. Aden’.
On verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. is an annotation: ‘Enclosure No. 3 In Bombay Secret No. 7 1844’.
- Extent and format
- 1 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 on paper
Dimensions:
306 x 482 mm
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/X/3232
- Title
- ‘Section along ridge from Officer’s Tower, to k (L, K & K)’
- Pages
- 1r:1v
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- Public Domain