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151. IOR/L/PS/5/375, f 633

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/375, f 633
Title:
COMPASS SKETCH of the CREEK Conducting from Gisree to the Village of GAHRAH
Scope & Content:
Sketch of the creek leading to Gahrah [Gharo, also spelled Gharra in this item], as surveyed by Lieutenant J S Grieve, IN [Indian Navy]. Represented on a ‘Scale of 1 inch to the miles of 2040 yards’ (the scale is stated and also drawn on). The sketch commences at ‘Munharo [Manora] Point’ (west...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1839
Extent:
1 map sheet

152. IOR/L/PS/5/378, f 133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/378, f 133
Title:
‘MILITARY SURVEY OF THE PENINSULA OR CAPE OF ADEN ON THE COAST OF YEMEN A PROVINCE OF ARABIA FELIX’
Scope & Content:
Printed map showing Aden town; defences of entire peninsula, road network; distribution of the population including European settlements and the Jewish quarter; the new town; location of old ruined water tank; market. The map is signed by Captain Robert Foster, Chief Engineer’s Office, Bombay [...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1839
Extent:
1 map

153. IOR/L/PS/5/378, f 134

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/378, f 134
Title:
‘MILITARY SURVEY OF THE PENINSULA OR CAPE OF ADEN ON THE COAST OF YEMEN A PROVINCE OF ARABIA FELIX’
Scope & Content:
Printed map showing Aden town and proposed site of new Aden town, cantonments and communications routes. The map includes a key to numbered places on the map, and two tables of defences against a large or small naval force. The map is signed by Captain Robert Foster, Chief Engineer’s Office, Bo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1839
Extent:
1 map

154. IOR/L/PS/5/378, f 135

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/378, f 135
Title:
‘SKETCH of the Arabian Coast East and west of ADEN shewing the Western Bay and opposite Coast of CAPE St ANTHONY’
Scope & Content:
Printed map showing different settlements around the coast and its proximity, as well as the Turkish wall and the nature of the terrain. The map is signed by Captain Robert Foster, Chief Engineer’s Office, Bombay [Mumbai], and 12 September 1839.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1839
Extent:
1 map

155. IOR/L/PS/5/385, f 435

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/385, f 435
Title:
‘PLAN of the City of BUSSORAH’
Scope & Content:
This sketch map shows a plan of the city of Bussorah [Basra]. A numbered list identifies major buildings, and also indicates the city walls and gates, bazars [bazaars], and ruins. The Shatt al-Arab (labelled as the Euphrates), other hydrology, and vegetation are also indicated. The map is a cop...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1840
Extent:
1 map sheet

156. IOR/L/PS/5/385, f 790

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/385, f 790
Title:
‘Ground Plan of the Building Magheil’
Scope & Content:
The plan shows the ground floor of the building at Magheil [Al Ma‘qil]. The different rooms and other spaces are labelled.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1840?
Extent:
1 map

157. IOR/L/PS/5/386, f 96

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/386, f 96
Title:
‘Plan of the large and small Fort at Kharg’
Scope & Content:
Plan showing the large and small fort at Kharg with proposed alterations and additions. The plan shows the coastline in blue shading with red shading in the black lines of the building walls. The scale of the fort is given as 300ft to an inch. A note states the plan was copied in the Chief Eng...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1839
Extent:
1 plan

158. IOR/L/PS/5/413, f 517

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/413, f 517
Title:
‘Sketch delineative of the ROUTES OF SLAVE-CARAVANS through Abyssinia to the shores of ARABIA.’
Scope & Content:
This sketch map shows the routes of ‘slave caravans’ [caravans of enslaved people] through Abyssinia [the Ethiopian Empire] to the shores of Arabia, specifically to Mocha, Hodeida [Al Hudaydah] and Loheia [Al Luhayyah]. The routes are indicated by red lines, and the sketch map also includes the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1842
Extent:
1 map

159. IOR/L/PS/5/415, ff 405-406

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/415, ff 405-406
Title:
‘PLANof the NEW TOWN BAZAR Shewing the permanent Buildings already granted’
Scope & Content:
Plan of buildings planned for the new town bazar [bazaar] in Aden, showing names of individuals already granted certain plots. The plan is signed in the bottom right corner by Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent, Aden.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1842
Extent:
1 map sheet

160. IOR/L/PS/5/418, f 167

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/418, f 167
Title:
Sketch Map of the Position of Mohumra
Scope & Content:
A copy of a sketch map by Mr Litchfield, the officer in command of the schooner Emily, of the position of Mohumra [Khorramshahr]. The map shows the position of Mohumra Island ‘if so it can be called’, relative to the River Euphrates and the River Caroon [Karun], and the mainland on the South Wes...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jan 1843
Extent:
1 map