040-003051183 - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

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

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

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

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