‘PENINSULA OF ADEN’

IOR/X/3257

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The record is made up of 1 plan. It was created in 1863. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Map Collections.

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Distinctive Features:

Relief shown by shading.

Plan of the Aden peninsula features the military site with defence structures including Victoria Bastion, Arsenal, Magazine, Barracks, and Tunnel. Coastal defences shown include Pier of Obstruction, Tower battery, West Gate battery, Ras Morbat Fort, Steamer Point and Coal Depot.

Inscriptions:

On recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , bottom right-hand corner:

‘J. Holland Captain Assist’ Quarter Master General of the Army’.

Below neat line:

‘[illegible] Poona February 12th 1863’.

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

Material:

Pen and ink with wash on paper; mounted on board

Dimensions:

315 x 433 mm, on board 345 x 462 mm

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/3257
Former British Library reference: M.IX.27
Date(s): 1863 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Aden

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‘PENINSULA OF ADEN’, British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/3257, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/node/9644> [accessed 4 June 2026]

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Reference: IOR/X/3257
Title: ‘PENINSULA OF ADEN’
Pages: 1r:1v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence