‘Plan shewing the Old Line of Field Works across the Isthmus of Aden and the line of Permanent Works proposed for construction’

IOR/X/3226

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The record is made up of 1 map sheet. It was created in 1842. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.

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Content

Distinctive Features:

Include enlarged plan: ‘Plan of temporary Field Work thrown up to screen the workmen, Guards &ca.’ and two sections. Lettered for reference with some measurements reported.

Inscriptions:

On recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. :

In the lower left-hand corner: ‘Executive Engineer’s Office Aden June 24th 1842’

In the lower left-hand corner below neat line: ‘Copied in the Chief Engineer’s Office Bombay 31st October 1842’ and ‘Examined by J.M. Gonsalves Hol. Draughtsman’.

In the lower right-hand corner: ‘(Signed) J.A. Curtis Lieutenant’.

Extent and format
1 map sheet
Area map covers
Map loading...
Scale
not given
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 12° 52' 20.86" N, 44° 56' 36.01" E
Top-right: 12° 52' 20.86" N, 45° 4' 55.96" E
Bottom-left: 12° 44' 9.99" N, 44° 56' 36.01" E
Bottom-right: 12° 44' 9.99" N, 45° 4' 55.96" E
Physical characteristics

Materials:

Pen and ink with wash on paper

Dimensions:

500 x 726 mm, on sheet 530 x 755 mm

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Map

Archive information for this record

Access & Reference

Original held at
British Library: Map Collections
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference
IOR/X/3226
Former external reference(s)
U.I.2

History of this record

Date(s)
1842 (CE, Gregorian)

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Places
Aden
People & organisations
J.A. Curtis

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‘Plan shewing the Old Line of Field Works across the Isthmus of Aden and the line of Permanent Works proposed for construction’, British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/3226, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000006864.0x000001> [accessed 30 October 2024]

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