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Collection Area Map Collections Place Aden, Arabian Peninsula

1. IOR/X/3224/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3224/1
Title:
‘The SEVERAL BAYS, NEAR Cape Aden, ON THE ARABIAN COAST, Surveyed Trigonometrically. 1836’
Scope & Content:
Imprint: Published by John Walker Geographer to the Honble. East India Company. Engraved by J.&C. Walker. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by gradient tints. Depths shown by soundings recorded in fathoms at low water. Includes note on survey’s execution and observations with surveyor...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Aug 1839
Extent:
1 map

2. IOR/X/3224/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3224/2
Title:
Two coastal views of Aden and vicinity drawn by Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Pencil on paper. Two hand drawn coastal views of Aden and vicinity with titles added in black ink: ‘Land forming the West[er]n side of Bunder Fuggum’ and in pencil ‘West of Aden’; and ‘Gibbul Shumsan from the Vessel at Anchor in Aden eastern bay’. The views were sketch...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1839
Extent:
2 views on 1 sheet

3. IOR/X/3226

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3226
Title:
‘Plan shewing the Old Line of Field Works across the Isthmus of Aden and the line of Permanent Works proposed for construction’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Include enlarged plan: ‘Plan of temporary Field Work thrown up to screen the workmen, Guards &ca.’ and two sections. Lettered for reference with some measurements reported. Inscriptions: On recto: In the lower left-hand corner: ‘Executive Engineer’s Office Aden June...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1842
Extent:
1 map sheet

4. IOR/X/3227

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3227
Title:
‘Skeleton plan of a survey of the eastern portion of the peninsula of Aden’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Hand drawn plan of Aden peninsula compiled and signed by a Special Committee on the Aden Defences formed of Engineers Lieutenant-Colonel C.W. Grant and Major Artillery William Jacob, Bombay April 23rd 1844. Plan is lettered and numbered for reference to correspond to sym...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1844
Extent:
1 map

5. IOR/X/3228

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3228
Title:
Sections of Durub Ul Hosh
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Series of four hand drawn longitudinal sections related to Durub Ul Hosh (Aden) compiled and signed by a Special Committee on the Aden Defences formed of Engineers Major Artillery William Jacob and Lieutenant-Colonel C.W. Grant, Bombay 11th September 1843. Produced to acc...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1843
Extent:
4 items

6. IOR/X/3229

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3229
Title:
Sections of Ras-ul Girreff
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Series of five hand drawn longitudinal sections related to Ras-ul Girreff (Aden) compiled and signed by a Special Committee on the Aden Defences formed of Major Artillery William Jacob and Major C.W. Grant, Bombay 11th September 1843. Produced to accompany the ‘Plan shew...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1843
Extent:
5 items

7. IOR/X/3230

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3230
Title:
Sections of Jibbul Huddeed
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Series of six hand drawn longitudinal sections related to Jibbul Huddeed (Aden) compiled and signed by a Special Committee on the Aden Defences formed of Engineers Major Artillery William Jacob and Lieutenant-Colonel C.W. Grant, Bombay 11th September 1843. Produced to ac...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1843
Extent:
6 items

8. IOR/X/3231

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3231
Title:
‘Section on Point N. Roadway following a natural pathway on the Outer Side of Munsooree Range at a place called Shaib as marked N. in the Plan’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Compiled and signed by a Special Committee on the Aden Defences formed of Engineers Major Artillery William Jacob and Lieutenant-Colonel C.W. Grant, Bombay 11th September 1843. Produced to accompany the ‘Plan shewing the Old Line of Field Works across the Isthmus of Aden ...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1843
Extent:
1 item

9. IOR/X/3232

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3232
Title:
‘Section along ridge from Officer’s Tower, to k (L, K & K)’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Hand drawn longitudinal section compiled and signed by a Special Committee on the Aden Defences formed of Engineers Major Artillery William Jacob and Lieutenant-Colonel C.W. Grant, Bombay 11th September 1843. Produced to accompany the ‘Plan shewing the Old Line of Field ...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1843
Extent:
1 item

10. IOR/X/3233

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/3233
Title:
‘Sketch in Outline of the Isthmus at Aden showing the manner in which the Special Committee propose to defend the Flanks of their Position’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Outline plan compiled by a Special Committee on the Aden Defences formed of Engineers William Jacob and C.W. Grant, Bombay 15 July 1843. Shows the proposed site of military camp in Aden with fortifications and position of guns of batteries, barracks and water supply reser...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1844
Extent:

1 map