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1381. WOOG/704

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOG/704
Title:
'Aden Survey. Seasons 1891-92 & 93-94. Part of Arabia (tribes under British protection). Second Edition'
Scope & Content:
Covers the hinterland of the fortified town of Aden, showing detailed relief with form lines, hydrology, settlements, and communications. Place-names and tribal areas are given in Latin script. Within the neat lines the sheets are fair drawn and completed for printing. The information in the ma...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1892-1895
Extent:

5 map sheets

1382. WOOG/713

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOG/713
Title:
Surveys of Syrian & Arabian Deserts, 1920-1922 by H. St J.B. Philby and A.L. Holt
Scope & Content:
Field sketches showing relief, hydrology, vegetation, place-names (in Latin script); and compass bearings and travelling times (used for computing distances).
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1922
Extent:

20 map sheets

1383. WOOG/713/1

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOG/713/1
Title:
Survey of the Southern Route from Amman to Karbala
Scope & Content:
Shows a route from Transjordan to Mesopotamia through the southern part of the Syrian Desert. The journey was made to asses the viability of the route for the construction of a railway, and to gather political intelligence
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1922
Extent:
16 map sheets

1384. WOOG/713/2

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOG/713/2
Title:
Environs of Kaf
Scope & Content:
Covers an area in the Syrian Desert approximately 100 miles south-east of Amman.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1922
Extent:
3 map sheets

1385. WOOG/713/3

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOG/713/3
Title:
Environs of Jauf
Scope & Content:
Covers an area in the Syrian Desert approximately 300 miles south-east of Amman.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1922
Extent:
1 map sheet

1386. WOOS

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOS
Title:
War Office 'Original Surveys'
Scope & Content:
Field sheets and fair drawings with associated documentation, arising from surveys undertaken by British Army units. Primarily covering areas of British interest in Africa and the Middle East, the series also includes material relating to Jamaica, British Honduras, the Falkland Islands, St Helen...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903-1955
Extent:
2,100 map sheets and 3,500 pages of text, approximately

1387. WOOS/4

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOS/4
Title:
'Anglo-Belgian Bdy. Commn. 1922-23-24 (Ruanda-Urundi)' - War Office ledger
Scope & Content:
Field sheets, fair drawings, blue prints and a sheet index relating to a region extending to the south and west of Uganda Protectorate, and encompassing parts of Ruanda, Urundi, the Belgian Congo and Tanganyika. The War Office ledger lists the items in this file (A) to (F), with the sheet index ...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1922-1924
Extent:
20 map sheets

1388. WOOS/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOS/4/1
Title:
'12 Plane-Table Sheets Covering Whole Length of Original Frontier from L. Tanganyika to Uganda & Extension South to Kigoma.' - War Office ledger. Sheets signed variously by 'Stanley. S. Willis. J.S.S.', 'HC Walsh S.S. Surveyor', 'F.M. Ford Assistant Commissioner A.B.B.C.', W McDonald. J.S.', 'W Horsfield J.S.S.'
Scope & Content:
Hydrology, vegetation and relief with form lines, contours and spot heights is indicated
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923-1924
Extent:
12 map sheets

1389. WOOS/4/2

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOS/4/2
Title:
'Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1922-1923-1924 (British Section)'. 'Compiled by E.M. Maclean. Surveyed by Messrs. S.S. Willis, H.C. Walsh, F.M. Ford, W. McDonald, & W. Horsfield.' 'Land Survey & Mines Dept., Tanganyika Territory. February, 1924.'
Scope & Content:
Shows the international boundary and locations of boundary pillars, hydrology, vegetation, hills, relief with form lines, contours and spot heights, named regions, settlements, roads and tracks. Sheet IV also provides an enlargement, showing the relative positions of boundary pillars numbered 1 t...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923-1924
Extent:
3 map sheets

1390. WOOS/4/3

Reference (shelfmark):
WOOS/4/3
Title:
'Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission 1922-1923-1924. (British Section)'. 'Compiled & Traced by E.M. Maclean. Surveyed by Messrs. S.S. Willis, H.C. Walsh, F.M. Ford, W. McDonald, & W. Horsfield.' 'Traced by A.C.S. Gupta' - Sheet 1. 'Land Survey & Mines Dept., Tanganyika Territory. February, 1924.'
Scope & Content:
Shows the international boundary and locations of boundary pillars, hydrology, vegetation, hills, relief with form lines, contours and spot heights, named regions, settlements, roads and tracks. Sheet IV also provides an enlargement, showing the relative positions of boundary pillars numbered 1 t...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1924
Extent:
4 map sheets