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TRIG/65
- Record Id:
- 040-003451664
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003440772
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100078503175.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- TRIG/65
- Title:
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Mediterranean Triangulation Chain
- Scope & Content:
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Various items as listed. Survey records compiled by units from the Royal Engineers and Survey of Palestine; Maps compiled by Survey of Palestine and the War Office. Comprises:
Mediterranean Chain, including Palestine-Syria connection: summary of angles (M.E. Trig Folio no MED/004). Includes printed map ‘Survey of Palestine Major Triangulation’*.
South Levant Primary Triangulation, southern Block, Results of Adjustment
Sinai Triangulation, Sinai Jordan Connection: Report (carbon copy)
Palestine-Jordan Chain: summary of observations
Station descriptions (copies)
Aerial photographs of Amman with annotated control points and control point record cards
1:250,000 composite map sheet with annotated portrayal of 36 New Zealand Survey Battery major triangulation and Palestine-Egypt/Sinai connection. Compiled on base mapping from Survey of Palestine, 1941 and held at Maps X.691 †
Annotated and unannotated copies of M.D.R. Misc 258 (Unannotated version held at Maps MOD MDR Misc 258)
Manuscripts and copies of various related map sheets
*Not otherwise held at BL
† Maps X.691 is currently mislaid
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003440772
040-003451664 - Is part of:
- TRIG : War Office/Ministry of Defence Trigonometrical/Geodetic Library Material
TRIG/65 : Mediterranean Triangulation Chain - Hierarchy:
- 032-003440772[0065]/040-003451664
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: TRIG
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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9 map sheets, 3 folders, 11 pages and 2 envelopes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1941
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 1941-1949
- Era:
- CE
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 32.0000,27.6000,42.5000,37.3333
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 32°0’0”-E 42°30’0”/N 37°20’0”-N 27°36’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Manuscript: coloured ink on tracing linen; 173 x 99cm or smaller
- Former External References:
- Box FR K3 21
Box FR K3 2A
Box FR K3 3E
Box FR K3 4A
Box Med Chain 1A
Box TD K31 3
Folio K3 426
Folio K3 47
Folio K3 93
Folio Med Chain 9
JOR/009
M.E. Trig. Folio MED/004
TD 1010
TD 414 A
TJ/TR/2
TJ/TR/7 - Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Royal Engineers, 1717-
Survey of Palestine, 1920-1948 - Places:
- Egypt, Africa
Levant, Asia Minor
Mediterranean Sea, Europe / Africa / Middle East
Palestine, Middle East, Asia
Sinai Peninsula, Janūb Sīnā', Egypt, Africa, Middle East
Syria, Middle East
Transjordan, Middle East, Asia
Āmmān, Jordan, Asia