‘PLAN OF THE GROUND PURCHARSED BY DR SEWARD FOR THE ERECTION OF A PRISON’
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The plan shows the street location on the ground for the construction of a proposed prison in Zanzibar. In addition, it shows the houses around the prison and where the prison would be situated within the district.
The map shows the location of a proposed prison in Zanzibar. In addition, it depicts the houses around the proposed prison and includes information on where in the district the prison would be situated.
Two plans depicting the proposed jail at Zanzibar. The two plans represent the ground floor and first floor respectively. Included on the verso of folio 596 is a key with information on the rooms inside the jail.
The map shows the Gulfs of Persia and Oman, and surrounding landmasses, and indicates major settlements and names of countries and regions. The map was drawn by Major Sidney A Smith, Assistant Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to accompany a report by Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, Politic...
MAP OF OMAN SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRINCIPAL TRIBES COMPILED FOR OFFICIAL USE BY E. C. ROSS, Political Agent, MUSCAT
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The map shows Oman, indicating the distribution of the principal tribes. This information was compiled by Major Edward Charles Ross, Political Agent at Muscat, in 1872. The map also indicates three tables of the principal tribes within Oman.
Enclosure in a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to the Secret Committee, received July 1810
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A printed map to illustrate the route through Makran [Makrān] taken by Captain Grant of the Bengal Native Infantry between 29 January and 28 April 1809, as part of a series of route surveys on the frontiers of Persia [Iran] ordered by Brigadier-General John Malcolm. Covers a coastal area of appr...
Map Indicating Routes of Navigation Around the Harbour of Zanzibar and the Surrounding Islands
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Manuscript map used to illustrate routes of navigation around the harbour of Zanzibar [Zanzibar City] and the surrounding islands. The map indicates the coastline and coastal waters to a distance of two miles offshore, and portrays coastal and inland hydrography, vegetation, hachuring on coastal...
Map Detailing the Russian Siege of Erivan of 5 October 1827 to 13 October 1827
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Map detailing the Russian siege of the fortress of Erivan [Yerevan] between 5 October 1827 and 13 October 1827 during the war between Persia [Iran] and Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], drawn up by Lieutenant-Colonel William Monteith. The map is based upon information procured by Monteith f...
A printed map showing the route of the Hijaz railway including details of branches of the track that had been constructed to date and those that remained under construction. The map is accompanied by a list of the stations on the line, all shown with their kilometric distance from Damascus and...
A sketch map of the Anglo-Turkish Boundary near Sanah. The sketch shows territory of the Ottoman Vilayet of Yemen and the British Protectorate of Yemen and the neutral border zone between the two territories.