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21. Maps 29.d.28, 1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 29.d.28, 1(3)
Title:
Entering the desert by Ayún Músa (Wells of Moses). Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking out towards the desert at Uyun Musa (Wells of Moses), with members of the survey party posed beneath a palm tree. For another copy of this photograph, see duplicate set at shelfmark 1787.d.13.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Nov 1868
Extent:
1 item

22. Maps 29.d.28, 1(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 29.d.28, 1(41)
Title:
Plain of er Ráhah from the cleft on Rás Sufsáfeh. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking down onto the plain from the mountainside, with an Arab figure seated on a boulder in the middleground. A somewhat faded print. For another copy of this photograph, see duplicate set at shelfmark 1787.d.13.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868
Extent:
1 item

23. Maps 29.d.28, 1(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 29.d.28, 1(45)
Title:
Rás Sufsáfeh from the head of the Plain of er Ráhah. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking south-eastwards across the Plain of er Rahah (Desert of Sinai) towards the mountains, with Ras Sufsafeh in the centre. For another copy of this photograph, see duplicate set at shelfmark 1787.d.13.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868
Extent:
1 item

24. Maps 29.d.28, 1(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 29.d.28, 1(48)
Title:
[Prints 48-50. Panorama of] Rás Sufsáfeh, from north eastern extremity of the Plain of er Rahah. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Left-hand section of a three-part panoramic view, encompassing the mountains to the west, south and east. A printed key beneath the prints identifies the various landmarks. In this print are seen Gebel Sona (extreme left) and Gebel ed Deir (on the right). For anoth...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868
Extent:
1 item

25. Maps 29.d.28, 1(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 29.d.28, 1(49)
Title:
[Prints 48-50. Panorama of] Rás Sufsáfeh, from north eastern extremity of the Plain of er Rahah. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Central section of a three-part panoramic view, encompassing the mountains to the west, south and east. A printed key beneath the prints identifies the various landmarks. In this print are seen St Catherine's Monastery (very distant), Gebel Muneijah, Rás Sufsáfeh, W...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868
Extent:
1 item

26. Maps 29.d.28, 1(50)

Reference (shelfmark):
Maps 29.d.28, 1(50)
Title:
Prints 48-50. Panorama of] Rás Sufsáfeh, from north eastern extremity of the Plain of er Rahah. Photographer: McDonald, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Right-hand section of a three-part panoramic view, encompassing the mountains to the west, south and east. A printed key beneath the prints identifies the various landmarks. In this print are seen Gebel Lejá (on left), Wadi Lejá, Gebel er Rabbeh, Seil Lejá and Gebel...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868
Extent:
1 item

27. Mss Eur D1218/11(46)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1218/11(46)
Title:
Sand belt between Siah Gird and Patta Kesar. Photographer: Harvey-Kelly, Charles Hamilton Grant Hulme
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'This belt of drifting sand, 10 miles in breadth along the southern bank of the Oxus near Mazar-i-Sharif, quickly obliterates all tracks. This photograph is taken looking southward and show (by the conformation of the sandhills) the direction of the prevailing w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17 Jul 1925
Extent:
1 item

28. Mss Eur D1218/11(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1218/11(47)
Title:
Bush with far-stretching roots above ground [between Siah Gird and Pata Kesar]. Photographer: Harvey-Kelly, Charles Hamilton Grant Hulme
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography 'This bush is plentiful among the sandhills which stretch for 10 miles on the south bank of the Oxus between Siah Gird and Pata Kesar.'
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17 Jul 1925
Extent:
1 item

29. Mss Eur E278/86(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E278/86(20)
Title:
Nairn Transport Car: Naylor Gralli. Photographer: Reid, Robert Niel
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Snapshot showing the jeep in a desert with Naylor Gralli talking to the driver.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
7 Nov 1933
Extent:
1 item

30. Mss Eur F191/332(464)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F191/332(464)
Title:
From Ajmer: Gajner, 20 miles from Bikaner, an oasis in the desert. The entrance to the oasis; in the background lake and desert. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View of an oasis in the desert. The entrance to the oasis; in the background lake and desert.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Oct 1928
Extent:
1 item