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181. IOR/L/PS/5/448, f 493

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/448, f 493
Title:
‘Ras Hafoon, African Coast’
Scope & Content:
This item comprises a line drawn map laid out within a grid of latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates to scale (20 miles to five inches), but lacking a key, showing the Ras Hafoon [Raʾs Hafun] island and sandy land bridge linked to the north-eastern coast of Berbera [Somalia], Africa. The map s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 1847
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

182. IOR/L/PS/5/449, f 451

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/449, f 451
Title:
Sketch of the Native Town of Aden Showing the Proposed Drainage
Scope & Content:
Sketch of the ‘Native Town of Aden’ showing the drainage system proposed to prevent damage to the town of Aden by future rainfalls. Originally signed by Lieutenant-Colonel C W Grant, Superintending Engineer, Aden, and copied in the Chief Engineer’s Office, Bombay [Mumbai], 15 February 1847.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Feb 1847
Extent:
1 sketch

183. IOR/L/PS/5/455, f 353

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/455, f 353
Title:
ROUGH MAP of the SOMALI COAST Shewing THE DIVISIOS OF THE TRIBES and the COURSE OF THE WEBBISHEBEYLI AND THE WEBBI GUNANA commonly called THE WEBBI and the JOOB
Scope & Content:
Map drawn by Lieutenant Charles John Cruttenden, Assistant Political Agent, Aden, included in his report entitled ‘Memoir on the Western or Edoor [Dir] Tribe inhabiting the Somali Coast’. The map shows the Horn of Africa, indicating the tribes that inhabit each area, as well as hydrology and set...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 map sheet

184. IOR/L/PS/5/464, f 54

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/464, f 54
Title:
‘PLAN ELEVATION & SECTION of the Old Arab Bridge across the “Khore Maksa”’
Scope & Content:
A plan of the bridge across the Khore Maksa [Khawr Maksar] creek at Aden, with an elevation of the bridge. The scale of this elevation is sixty feet to an inch. There is also an elevation of a section of the bridge, marked C.D., the scale of which is twenty feet to an inch. The plan is signed ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 February 1850
Extent:
1 plan

185. IOR/L/PS/5/464, f 513

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/464, f 513
Title:
‘A Plan of the Foum Dibe Corresponding with the ancient Mendesian Mouth of the Nile’
Scope & Content:
The plan shows the position of the Foum Dibe, the canal or inlet from the Mediterranean Sea to Lake Menzaleh [Birkat al Manzilah], corresponding with the ancient Mendesian mouth of the Nile. The plan includes brief descriptions of topography, and also indicates hydrology, vegetation, a fort, and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1849
Extent:
1 plan

186. IOR/L/PS/5/464, f 514

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/464, f 514
Title:
‘B Plan of Town of Menzaleh And its immediate vicinity’
Scope & Content:
The plan shows the town of Menzaleh [Al Manzalah] and its immediate vicinity, on the shores of Lake Menzaleh [Birkat al Manzilah]. Buildings in the town are indicated, as is hydrology and vegetation, and the plan also includes brief descriptions of topography. The plan is signed by Robert Lambe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1849
Extent:
1 plan

187. IOR/L/PS/5/472, f 412

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/472, f 412
Title:
Rough sketch showing the relative positions of the new chain of Forts near Asterabad
Scope & Content:
The map shows the area around Asterabad [Gorgon] and the positions of newly constructed forts, intended for the defence of the province against Turkoman incursions. The map was drawn by W[illia]m Taylour Thompson, HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1851
Extent:
1 map sheet

188. IOR/L/PS/5/481, f 283

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/481, f 283
Title:
'Sketch of Molla Jaafer's route from Khiva to Sihoon'
Scope & Content:
Sketch map showing the coastal area of the the Aral Sea nearest to Tashkend [Tashkent]. Areas marked include: ‘Aral Sea’, ‘Khazak Tribe’, and ‘Russ Territory’. The map was drawn by A A Churchill in May 1854; a scale is given in the bottom of the map.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 May 1854
Extent:
1 map sheet

189. IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 170

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 170
Title:
Rough Sketch of the attack on Rushire December 9th 1856
Scope & Content:
Copy of a ‘Rough sketch of the attack on Rushire December 9th 1856’ [Reishahr, five miles distant from Bushehr: see IOR/R/15/1/732, p 578]. Includes a key: ‘A - The redoubt of Rushire’; ‘B - Village occupied by the enemy’. The sketch is captioned below with a description of the attack. The...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 sketch

190. IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 171

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 171
Title:
‘Rough Sketch of the advance on Bushire Dec’r 10 1856’
Scope & Content:
Copy of a ‘Rough Sketch of the advance on Bushire Dec’r 10 1856.’ Includes a key (‘References’) to positions and operations at Bushire [Bushehr], labelled A-G, and is captioned below with descriptions of what letters A-E represent. The original sketch was signed by J Wray, Captain, Assistant...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 sketch