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281. 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

282. 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

283. 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

284. 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

285. 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

286. 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

287. IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 394

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 394
Title:
Sketch Map of the Route between Bushire and Shiraz
Scope & Content:
Copy of a sketch map showing routes between Bushire [Bushehr] and Shiraz. The map indicates the positions of villages and the roads between them (in red ink) and some of the topography of the area. It also notes which routes are practicable and impracticable for artillery and infantry, and the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c Jan 1857
Extent:
1 map

288. IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 410

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 410
Title:
Sketch on the Nature of the Defences being Erected by the Persian Army at Mohumera
Scope & Content:
Copy of a sketch map ‘on nature of the defences being erected by the enemy at Mohumera’ [Khorramshahr, formerly Mohammerah] (see f 409). The map includes lists of the works and distances (these are not accurate or to scale); the position of the Hafar [al-Hafar] or Karun River and the Shut al Ara...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 map

289. IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 422

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/490, f 422
Title:
‘Sketch of the position of British Force at Bushire’
Scope & Content:
Sketch map entitled ‘Sketch of the Position of British Force at Bushire’. The map shows the British Camp at Bushire [Bushehr], including: the position of troop units; the position of the commissariat, engineering and ordnance stores, and Staff Headquarters; the road to the Bushire fort; the ro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 map

290. IOR/L/PS/5/490, ff 393

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/490, ff 393
Title:
Sketch showing supposed movements of the enemy of English Army siezing Mohumrah preparetory to ascending the Karun
Scope & Content:
Copy of a sketch map entitled: ‘Sketch showing supposed movements of the enemy of English Army seizing Mohumrah preparatory [sic] to ascending the Karun’. It includes a key to troop positions and progress and covers Bushire [Bushehr], Borazgaon [Borajzan], Kazarown [Kazerun], Bebehan [Behbahan] ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c Jan 1857
Extent:
1 map