Sections of Ras-ul Girreff
IOR/X/3229
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The record is made up of 5 sheets. 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'. 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
- 5 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
- 2 imagesRef: IOR/X/3229/12 imagesRef: IOR/X/3229/22 imagesRef: IOR/X/3229/32 imagesRef: IOR/X/3229/42 imagesRef: IOR/X/3229/5
- Physical characteristics
Materials: Pen and ink on paper
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Map
Archive information for this record
- Original held at
- British Library: Map Collections
- Access conditions
Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/X/3229
- Former external reference(s)
- U.I.5
- Date(s)
- 11 Sep 1843 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Places
- Aden
- People & organisations
- William JacobC.W. GrantJ.A. Curtis
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- Reference
- IOR/X/3229/1
- Title
- ‘Section of Jibul-ul Girreff on L, P, and No. 9’
- Pages
- 1r:1v
- Author
- Please see item description
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/X/3229/2
- Title
- ‘Transverse sections of No. 9 A. B. of Ras-ul Girreff’
- Pages
- 2r:2v
- Author
- Please see item description
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/X/3229/3
- Title
- ‘Sections on the top of Ras-ul-Girreff’
- Pages
- 3r:3v
- Author
- Please see item description
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/X/3229/4
- Title
- ‘Longitudinal section from P to No. 9 Gierreff’ and ‘ Section on b., P., a. Rasul Girreff’
- Pages
- 4r:4v
- Author
- Please see item description
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/X/3229/5
- Title
- ‘Sections on c., d. of Ras-ul-Girreff’
- Pages
- 5r:5v
- Author
- Please see item description
- Usage terms
- Public Domain