Sections of Durub Ul Hosh

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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'. of each sheet 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 AdenDefences Bombay 11th September 1843’.

‘True Copy[faded] Lieut. J.A. CurtisExect. Engr. Aden’.

On verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of each sheet is an annotation: ‘Enclosure No. 3 In Bombay Secret No. 7 1844’.

Extent and format

4 sheets

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

It is grouped into

‘Section on Spur from Durab-ul hosh (I.H.A.G.E.D.C. & NO. 2)’

2 images

Ref: IOR/X/3228/1

‘Cross Section on Spur from Durub-ul hosh’

2 images

Ref: IOR/X/3228/2

‘Section from Main Pass Road through Durab-ul Hosh on b, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8’

2 images

Ref: IOR/X/3228/3

‘Section of b, K, I & C of Durub-ul Hosh’

2 images

Ref: IOR/X/3228/4

Physical characteristics

Materials: Pen and ink on paper

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: Map Collections

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/X/3228

Former external reference(s)

U.I.4

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Sep 1843 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Places

Aden

People & organisations

William JacobC.W. GrantJ.A. Curtis

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