Tracing of ‘Rough Sketch of proposed buildings at Angaum [Jazīreh-ye Hengām]’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Tracing of ‘Rough Sketch of proposed buildings at Angaum [Jazīreh-ye Hengām]’
- Date:
- 1905/1905
- Description:
- The drawing is a tracing of a sketch drawn by Major J Mill Champain, Assistant Director in Chief of the Indo-European Telegraph Company, and dated 23 March 1868. The drawing shows the northern tip of the island of Angaum [Jazīreh-ye Hengām], with the following buildings identified and labelled A to G: [telegraph] office, superintendent’s office, clerk’s office, apothecary, storekeeper, store shed, coal shed. Each building has dimensions indicated for its length and breadth, presumably measured in Persian zers (a zer being equivalent to a cubit), which are also indicated on the drawing’s scale.The drawing accompanies copies of correspondence related to the establishment of the British telegraph station at Angaum, dated 1868 (ff 133-135).1 drawingMaterials:pen and ink on tracing paper, then pasted on paper.Dimensions:335 x 200 mm.Foliation:The drawing is foliated with a circled pencil number in the top right corner.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Drawing
- Type (Narrower):
- Drawings
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Extent:
- 1 drawing
- Rights:
- Open Government Licence
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100026969900.0x000004_ar
81055/vdc_100026969900.0x000004_en
IOR/L/PS/10/38, f 136 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers