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481. 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

482. IOR/L/PS/5/433, f 428v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/433, f 428v
Title:
Pol. Agent's Office from the S.S.E.
Scope & Content:
Ink sketch by Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden, of the facade of the building used for his office and the Agency Treasury. A note states that 'The Chunam [a type of plaster] has fallen off and exposes the Board Timbers and Stones.'
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1844
Extent:
1 drawing

483. IOR/L/PS/5/447, f 148

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/447, f 148
Title:
Plan to accompany Committee's Report on the proposed PIER OF OBSTRUCTION
Scope & Content:
Map indicating the coast line, with Long Island opposite, two proposed positions of the pier, and information on extreme low tide. The map is signed by the four members of the Committee that was convened to decide the best site for the construction of the pier of obstruction and is dated 'Aden,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1846
Extent:
1 map sheet

484. IOR/L/PS/5/449, f 451

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/449, f 451
Title:
Sketch of the Native Town of Aden Showing the Proposed Drainage
Scope & Content:
Sketch of the ‘Native Town of Aden’ showing the drainage system proposed to prevent damage to the town of Aden by future rainfalls. Originally signed by Lieutenant-Colonel C W Grant, Superintending Engineer, Aden, and copied in the Chief Engineer’s Office, Bombay [Mumbai], 15 February 1847.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Feb 1847
Extent:
1 sketch

485. 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

486. 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

487. IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 3-104

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 3-104
Title:
Aden Affairs
Scope & Content:
This item comprises copy correspondence, minutes and resolutions of the Bombay [Mumbai] Council, and other documents relating to arrangements for the civil government and administration, and strengthening of the military fortifications, of Aden by the British following their capture of the port ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1839-Apr 1839
Extent:
1 item (101 folios)

488. IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 323-373

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 323-373
Title:
Aden Affairs
Scope & Content:
Copies of correspondence, minutes and other papers relating to British administration of Aden subsequent to its capture by the British in January 1839, chiefly instructions from the Government of India to Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent in Aden. The papers mainly concern: Arrangem...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1839-7 May 1839
Extent:
1 item (50 folios)

489. IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 526-576

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/375, ff 526-576
Title:
Aden Affairs
Scope & Content:
Copies of correspondence and minutes relating to affairs in Aden subsequent to the capture of the port by the British in January 1839. The papers notably cover: Report (ff 529-550) of Captain Robert Foster, Engineers, Military Department, dated 16 April 1839, submitted to Lieutenant-Colonel Ed...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1839
Extent:
1 item (50 folios)

490. IOR/L/PS/5/386, ff 613-650

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/386, ff 613-650
Title:
Euphrates Expedition
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 69 of 1840, dated 16 September 1840. A note in black ink states that the enclosure to Bombay Secret Letter, Number 68, dated 28 August 1840, is...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1840
Extent:
1 item (24 folios)