'Map of the Country in the Vicinity of Aden Arabia'. Created by Lieutenant Thomas Geoghegan, Commandant Aden Troop. 1884.
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Covers a sixty-mile length of coastline in western Aden Protectorate, extending approximately twelve miles inland. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures, roads and tracks, water sources and place names. Rectos of both maps bear a manuscript note stating that the work 'could have been used' on...
Aden West of Mukalla. Plotted from Air-Photos by R[oyal].A[ir].F[orce]. Aden. [1929]
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Bromide copy of composite produced from three sheets at an original scale of 1:253,440. Covers an area approximately twenty miles west of Mukalla in southern Aden Protectorate and extending a further hundred miles westwards and eighty miles northwards. Portrays hydrology, relief by forms lines,...
'Yafa District, 80 Miles N[orth].N[orth].E[ast]. of Aden. Compiled from Air Photographs and Sketches by F[light]/L[ieutenant]. A.R.M. Rickards.'
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Covers an area of approximately twenty-five miles by forty miles in Yafa District, western Aden Protectorate. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures, tracks, settlements, cultivation and place names, and includes topographical notes. Eastern margin trimmed. 'From Air Ministry original. (Amplifi...
'Hadhramaut. With Corrections Made From Air Reconnaissances 20/10/29 By F[light]/L[ieutenant] A.R.M. Rickards.'
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Covers a 300-mile coastal strip in south-eastern Aden Protectorate extending up to 180 miles inland. Portrays hydrology, relief and depth by form lines, roads and tracks, settlements and place names, and includes topographical and logistical notes. The map bears the annotation 'See R[oyal].G[e...
'Sketch Map of Nisab-Wadi Beihan Route'. Created by Flight Lieutenant A R M Rickards, Royal Air Force.
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Covers an area of approximately sixty miles by eighty miles in western Aden Protectorate, and depicts an expedition route from Nisab 50 miles westwards to Wadi Beihan. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures and spot heights, settlements, landing grounds, place names and the expedition route, and...
'Aden Hinterland:- Plane-table Sketches of Areas Round Landing Grounds - Ahwar, Beihan, Laudar, Mishal & Nishab.' - War Office ledger. Created by Major R E Fryer R E and Captain T A N Bent R E.
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Manuscript map series covering five landing ground areas in Aden Protectorate to a radius of approximately five miles. Maps titled: Plane Table Sketch of Ahwar Landing-Ground Area Plane Table Sketch of Beihan Landing-Ground Area Plane Table Sketch of Laudar Landing-Ground Area Plane Table Sketch...
'Sketch Map of Country West of Hadramaut. By F[light]/L[ieutenant]. A.R.M. Rickards January 1933'.
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Map compiled in 1933 from prismatic compass route report (not held). Covers an area of approximately 140 miles by 220 miles west of the Hadramaut valley, eastern Aden Protectorate. Portrays hydrology, relief by hachures, limited vegetation, settlements, water sources and the expedition route, an...
'Aden. Air Stations (Classified). Air Hd Qrs.' - War Office ledger.
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Covers part of the coast of eastern Hadhramaut around Mukalla and Raida, extending inland to include Shibam. Comprises sheet 14 of the topographic series 'India and Adjacent Countries' with manuscript additions showing aircraft landing grounds and a seaplane anchorage.