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TRIG/50
- Record Id:
- 040-003451168
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003440772
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100077910572.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- TRIG/50
- Title:
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Palestine and Syria Survey Records
- Scope & Content:
-
Comprises the following folders, mostly compiled by 7 Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers:
1 folder titled 'Auja Base'. Numbered '1'. Relates to baseline measurement. Dated 1918. (CN 305; Cn 301 E(3))
1 folder titled 'Rafa Base'. Numbered '2'. Relates to baseline measurement. Dated 1917. (CN 305; Cn 301 E(3))
8 folders (numbered 1 to 8) titled 'Palestine'. Relates to various triangulation schemes and includes observations, calculations, abstracts and diagrams. Diagrams unfold to 100 x 79cm or smaller. Some observation sheets have headers in Arabic. Dated 1915-1918. Folder 6 contained a printed copy of 'Composite Map East of Jordan (Amman). Reproduced by Survey of Egypt March 1918 (309)', scale 1:63,360 which has been transferred to Maps X.15516. (No. 07044; Cn 301 E(3)).
1 folder titled 'Palestine & Syria'. Contains lists of coordinates, lengths, azimuths and altitudes of the 'Trig. Survey of Palestine & Syria conducted during the War under the direction of the Survey of Egypt.' Also 1 other Palestine triangulation and 1 copy (bromide, white on black, wrong reading) of the Anglo-French Boundary Commission (Syria - Palestine) 1923. Dated 1919?-1937. This folder was transferred from the War Office Archive (Mat. Syria & Palestine. 10.) on 9.3.1927. (Mat. Syria & Palestine. 10.; F1 A2; Cn 2; Cn 360 D; Cn 301 E(2); PAL. II)
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003440772
040-003451168 - Is part of:
- TRIG : War Office/Ministry of Defence Trigonometrical/Geodetic Library Material
TRIG/50 : Palestine and Syria Survey Records - Hierarchy:
- 032-003440772[0050]/040-003451168
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: TRIG
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
11 folders
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1915
- End Date:
- 1937
- Date Range:
- 1915-1937
- Era:
- CE
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 34.0000,29.0000,42.5000,37.0000
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 34°0’0”-E 42°30’0”/N 37°0’0”-N 29°0’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Manuscript: coloured ink, pencil and crayon on paper; 38 x 28cm or smaller
- Former External References:
- Cn 2
Cn 301 E(1)
Cn 301 E(2)
Cn 301 E(3)
Cn 305
Cn 360 D
F1 A2
No. 07044
PAL. II - Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Anglo-French Boundary Commission (Syria - Palestine) 1923, 1923
Royal Engineers, 1717-
Survey of Egypt, 1898-Mid 20th century - Places:
- Auja, Palestine
Jordan, Middle East
Palestine, Middle East, Asia
Rafa, Gaza
Syria, Middle East
Āmmān, Jordan, Asia