'Hadhramaut. With Corrections Made From Air Reconnaissances 20/10/29 By F[light]/L[ieutenant] A.R.M. Rickards.'
Scope & Content:
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.
Scope & Content:
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.
Scope & Content:
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'.
Scope & Content:
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.
Scope & Content:
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.
'Route Traverse through the Hadhramaut from Mukalla to Seihut via W[adi]. Hadhramaut and Reidat Es-Seiar. With Car Routes of Mukalla, Shihr and Wadi Hadhramaut by W.H. Ingrams 1934.'
Scope & Content:
Twelve-sheet prismatic compass traverse series covering William Harold Ingrams's 750-mile expedition from Mukalla to Saihut through the eastern Aden Protectorate hinterland; also includes car routes around Mukalla and Shibam. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and form lines, roads and t...
'Aden Protectorate Air Survey. Photos of Block Plots (6 bromides).' - War Office ledger
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Six sheets in western Aden Protectorate titled A, C, D, E1, E2, and E3. Sheets portray hydrology, relief by (variously) contours, spot heights and hachures, tracks, settlements, water holes, cultivation, craters, isolated lava patches, 'white patches' and place names. Produced by M[ilitary].I[nt...
'Road From Shihr to Terim. Compiled from Compass Traverse by Mr Ingrams 1st Political Officer'.
Scope & Content:
Depicts 180-mile compass traverse in eastern Aden Protectorate from Shihr north-northwestwards to Terim. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and hachures, roads and tracks, settlements, tribal boundaries, minarets, place names and the expedition route. Also includes astro-fixings for Shib...
Tracings showing routes in Kwangsi (廣西) and Kweichow (貴州) Provinces
Scope & Content:
Shows relief, hydrology and settlements and topography in the immediate vicinity of the route. Place names are given in non-standard Wade-Giles romanisation.
Map of a route from Ningpo (寧波) to the Tsientang Kiang (錢塘江). 'Route I. Made and completed on the spot by F. Rennick, Capt 40[th] Pathans, Spec[ial] Serv[ice] Off[icer] for Ningpo'
Scope & Content:
The route traverses the northern part of Chekiang Province (浙江省). The map shows relief with form lines, hydrology and settlements along the line of the route, and includes extensive notes on the topography, and on potential camping grounds and defensible positions. Place-names are given in non-s...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1900
Extent:
4 map sheets with the original War Office storage envelope