Distinctive Features: Hand drawn rough map signed by Sir Lewis Pelly showing his intended route from Koweit [Kuwait] via Riyath [Riyadh] to Bahrein [Bahrain] with notations concerning the terrain features and the approximate location of the settlements marked. Indicates the boundary between Nej...
Sketch map of the central part of the Arabian Peninsula
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Distinctive Features: Hand drawn rough map of the central part of the Arabian Peninsula showing the approximate location of settlements in blue with Ad-Dahna Desert represented by red lines. Place names given in both English and Arabic inserted in pencil. Map is divided by a central compass ros...
‘Map of Arabia Showing the route of Lieut. Col. Pelly’
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures. Outline map of the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula produced by Edward Weller, F.R.G.S. [Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society] showing Sir Lewis Pelly's travelled route with location of wells and forts marked.
Distinctive Features: General map of Abyssinia [Ethiopia] published as a supplement to the 26 October 1867 issue of ‘The Bombay Gazette’. Relief shown by hachures. Shows routes of various expeditions with a list of explorers and dates of their journeys at lower right.
‘Sketch map reduced from Sir R.M. Stephenson’s Railway map of Europe and Asia in 1850 and of China in 1863 Shewing the Proposed Railway Communication Connecting Europe and Asia. By Sir Rowland Macdonald Stephenson. 1882’
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Imprint: London, Connell Litho. 37 Castle St. Holborn E.C. Distinctive Features: Outline map showing the completed and proposed railway scheme in Europe and Asia, with lines coloured for reference and explained in a key provided in the lower centre of sheet. Below title the note: London, B...
Distinctive Features: Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Tracing of a sketch map of Persia showing routes from Bushire [Bushehr] to Shiraz, Firozabad [Firuzabad], Marghab and onwards to Ispahan with settlements marked, including the location of Persepolis. Notations concerning the ter...
Sketch map of the Arabian coast between Al Katif and Ras Jibsk
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Distinctive Features: Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Hand drawn sketch map showing the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf between Al Katif and Ras Jibsk. Notations concerning the topography of the region cover the face of the map with graticule lines with degrees of latitude inserte...
Imprint: Lithographed at the Bombay Education Society's Press. Signed John Beatty B.A.C.E. 3rd Executive Engineer C.D. In charge Canal Duties H.C. Distinctive Features: Map of the Hydrabad Collectorate [province of Sindh, Pakistan] showing the canals and roads with districts outlined in colo...
Photograph of unknown building. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre/Subject Matter: This architectural view of a large, recently-constructed complex of three buildings likely depicts a British residency or agency, although its precise location is unknown. Dates and photographer can also not be ascertained, however, it can be construed that the photograph ...
