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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).
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
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
'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 ...
'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
'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...
'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...
Shows the limit of surveyed detail of field sheets held at WOOS/4/1, and the extent of coverage of manuscript drawings held at WOOS/4/2 and of blue-prints held at WOOS/4/3. Also provides notes about other mapping relevant to the area
