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040-003051183 Collection Area Map Collections

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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