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1. IOR/L/PS/20/59

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59
Title:
‘Military report on the British Protectorate of Aden and the Amir of Dala’s territories, with special reports on certain other tribes and adjoining border districts’
Scope & Content:
The volume, a military report compiled in the Intelligence Branch of the QMG’s [Quartermaster General’s] Department and published at the Government Central Printing Office, Simla, is comprised of several sections, as follows: section I, a Military Report on the British Protectorate of Aden, prep...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905-1908
Extent:
1 volume (243 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 29

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 29
Title:
‘Balhaf’
Scope & Content:
Black and white reproduction of an illustration showing a view of the coast at Balhaf [Balḩāf]. The illustration is signed Lieutenant A L Paris, Royal Engineers, and dated 13 July 1902. The remains of the village, ruins, a tower, and the valley leading into the interior, are highlighted on the i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 illustration

3. IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 35v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 35v
Title:
‘Makalla’
Scope & Content:
Reproduction of an illustration of the port of Makalla [Al-Mukallā], as seen from the seaward side. The map is signed Lieutenant A L Paris, of the Royal Engineers, and dated 14 July 1902. A number of key buildings and other sites in the town (forts, towers, landing place) are highlighted.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 illustration

4. IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 158
Title:
‘Mafalis looking N. from the Nijd Rifad.’
Scope & Content:
Reproduction of a black-and-white illustration depicting the view across a mountainous landscape. The Mafalis [Al Mafālīs] referred to in the title is a village, and is not obviously visible in the illustration.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 illustration

5. IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 31

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 31
Title:
‘Makalla.’
Scope & Content:
Black and white reproduction of a map of Makalla [Al-Mukallā], Yemen. Text below the map scale states that it was enlarged from an Admiralty map, and produced at Steamer Point, Aden, on 20 July 1902. The original map was signed E M Little, 2nd Lieutenant of the R.G.A. [Royal Garrison Artillery]....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 map

6. IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 69v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 69v
Title:
‘Hardaba Blockhouse.’
Scope & Content:
Reproduction of a black-and-white illustration showing a blockhouse, or fort, overlooking a river valley. The illustration subtitle states that the site is at Ghail Hardaba [Ḩaḑabah], 16 miles south of Dala [Aḑ Ḑāli‘]. The map is signed Major A Crawford, and dated 6 December 1903. Key topographi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 illustration

7. IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 37
Title:
‘Ash-Shehr.’
Scope & Content:
Black and white reproduction of a map of Ash-Shehr [Ash Shihr], Yemen. The map is signed E M Little, 2nd Lieutenant of the Royal Garrison Artillery, and was drawn on 20 July 1902, at Steamer Point, Aden. The map shows the extent of the town’s walls, indicating its gates, and significant building...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 map

8. IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 79v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 79v
Title:
‘View from Al Kabar’
Scope & Content:
Reproduction of a black-and-white illustration showing the view from the village of Al Kabar. The illustration, signed by Major J K Tod, shows an expanse of plain surrounded by mountains. Some of the mountain peaks are annotated with transliterated names. Compass bearings run along the top of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 illustration

9. IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 189

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 189
Title:
‘The Khureba Pass.’
Scope & Content:
Reproduction of a map showing the route through the Khureba [Al Khuraybah] Pass, signed by Major A Crawford of the Royal Artillery, and dated 18 August 1903. A dashed line marks the route, with various features indicated and annotated along the route: valley sides, paved roads, walls, springs an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 map

10. IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 67v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/59, f 67v
Title:
‘View north from At Thamer near Jimell’
Scope & Content:
Reproduction of an illustration of mountainous terrain, seen from At Thamer [Thamar], near Jimell [Jamal], Yemen. Prominent topographic features (mountain peaks, valleys) are annotated, most with transliterated names, some with compass bearings.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 illustration