Hand-drawn sketch of the villages of Shakhab, Kalaba, Mazoob Habil al Khada and Dthala
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A small, hand-drawn sketch of the villages of Shakhab, Kalaba, Mazoob Habil al Khada and Dthala on the border between the British Protectorate of Aden and the Ottoman Vilayet of Yemen.
‘Sketch to illustrate positions of Flagstaffs at Elphinstone Inlet [Khawr ash Shamm] and Sheep Island [Jazīrat Umm al Ghanam]’
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The map is part of a printed report, prepared by Lieutenant William Henry Irving Shakespear, Assistant Resident and British Consul at Bandarabbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in 1904, indicating the position of three flagstaffs erected in November 1903 at: 1) Musandam, close to the Elphinstone Inlet [Khawr...
Sketch map showing the head of the Persian Gulf, Musandam Peninsula and Gulf of Oman
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The sketch map, drawn in ink with its sea boundaries outlined in blue pencil, shows the southern portion of Persia, the northern portion of the Arabian littoral, and the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in between. Various islands, ports and inlets are labelled on the map. The back of the map bears ...
‘Entrance of the Persian Gulf Oman Coast; sketch summary of Khow Kawi [Khawr al Quway‘]’
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The map, which forms part of a hydrographic survey of Khor Kawi [Khawr al Quway‘] (ff 190-192), dated 31 December 1903, describes the waters and coastline around Khor Kawi on the Musandam Peninsula, with depth soundings given in fathoms, indicated as being reduced to L.W. (low water) springs. To...
‘Entrance of the Persian Gulf Oman Coast; sketch summary of Khow Kawi [Khawr al Quway‘]’
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The map, which forms part of a hydrographic survey of Khor Kawi [Khawr al Quway‘] (ff 190-192), dated 31 December 1903, and is a duplicate copy of the map on f 191, describes the waters and coastline around Khor Kawi on the Musandam Peninsula, with depth soundings given in fathoms, indicated as ...
‘Rough copy of a Plan of the Telegraph Station & neighbourhood at Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām] prepared under orders of Capt. J. B. Eustace R.N. [Royal Navy] Cmd H.M.S. “Fox” by Lieut. G. Bevan R.N. in April, 1906’
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The map, drawn by Lieutenant G H Bevan of HMS Fox during an expedition which took place in April 1906, is of the northern tip of Hengam Island [Jazīreh-ye Hengām]. The map’s key indicates good roads, tracks, and water tanks, each of which is allocated a number. The map also indicates various bui...
Plan of the British telegraph station and surrounding area, Jazīreh-ye Hengām
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The map, copied from an original drawn (f 16) by Lieutenant G H Bevan of HMS Fox during an expedition which took place in April 1906, is of the northern tip of Hengam Island [Jazīreh-ye Hengām]. The map’s key indicates good roads, tracks, and water tanks, each of which is allocated a number. The...
Plan of the British telegraph station and surrounding area, Jazīreh-ye Hengām
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The map is a printed copy, derived from earlier hand drawn and traced maps which can be found in the same volume (f 16, f 42). The original was created by Lieutenant G H Bevan of HMS Fox during an expedition which took place in April 1906, and depicts the northern tip of Hengam Island [Jazīreh-y...
‘Environs of the Telegraph Station at Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām]’
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The map shows the British telegraph station and its surroundings on the northern tip of the island of Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām]. The map indicates, with annotations: the location of the telegraph station and office buildings; other buildings, including the Persian customs house, labourers’ huts...
‘Sketch to illustrate cable dispute, Bunder Abbas’
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The map, drawn on sectional paper with quarter inch squares, covers an area to the east of Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] town, with indications of proposed routes of the telegraph cable (linking the town with Jazīreh-ye Hengām) and its associated buildings. The map should be read in conjunction...