‘Bridge for the South Pass’

IOR/X/3260

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

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Distinctive Features:

Produced to accompany ‘Sketch Plan shewing proposed line of Scarp on the Southern Range, ADEN’ hold at IOR/X/3258.

Includes elevation, plan, sections and technical drawings of pivot hinge, plummer block and counterpoint; lettered and labelled for reference with measurements given. Include note on construction and estimated expenses (in Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ) for proposed works on bridge and drawbridge at South Pass.

Inscriptions:

On recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. , bottom left-hand corner initials [illegible].

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

‘H. Pym Captn. Ex. Engineer’

‘A. Delisle Ltt. Col. R.E. Acting Supd. Engr. P. Divn.’.

Extent and format

1 sheet

Area map covers

Map loading...

Scale

not given

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 12° 47' 7.83" N, 45° 2' 24.99" E
Top-right: 12° 47' 7.83" N, 45° 3' 9.67" E
Bottom-left: 12° 45' 50.04" N, 45° 2' 24.99" E
Bottom-right: 12° 45' 50.04" N, 45° 3' 9.67" E

Physical characteristics

Materials:

Pen and ink with wash on tracing cloth

Dimensions:

637 x 854 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/3260
Former British Library reference: M.IX.30
Date(s): c 1863 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Aden
People & organisations: H. Pym

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‘Bridge for the South Pass’, British Library: Map Collections, IOR/X/3260, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/node/321> [accessed 14 December 2024]

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