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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [31] (35/542)
The record is made up of 1 volume (271 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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EASTERN ROUTES (Nos. 8-14) 31
place there is only a scanty supply after rain. There is enough
camel-grazing for a small caravan ; fuel is scanty. There are no
food supplies along the track.
Route No. 9, from Koweit to Boreidah, presents no serious diffi
culties. Shakespear maintained an average of about 3 m. an hour ;
even when crossing Dahanah, he did not fall below 2f m. The course
of the Batin is clearly defined, its breadth varying from 2 m. at
Riqa'i to more than twice as much at Hafar ; its banks are highest
between Burj esh-Sherif and Qulban Ibn Towala, where they
resemble cliffs. After Ajibbah, the Batin is left for a straight track
to Boreidah across nefiid, stony plain and desert.
The route passes no places with settled inhabitants between
Jahrah and 'Ain Ibn Faheid, running for about 300 m. through
lonely country without obvious camping-grounds other than the
best-known wells, such as Hafar or Thamamiyah. Halts are there
fore optional over a great part of the route, and even before the
Batin is reached camps cannot be indicated for every day. In the
Batin, between Riqa i and Hafar, and in the long stretch between
Hafar and Ajibbah, the convenience of the day's march decides the
halting-place ; in this stretch, Shakespear camped six times.
Supplies. After Jahrah, no food nor supplies are obtainable before
the village of Ain Ibn Faheid, towards the end of the journey.
Water is obtainable at frequent intervals, and it is seldom that
a stage is passed without a well. After rain, pools form in many
places, and remain for about a week ; in February 1910, Shake
spear s progress along this route was twice delayed by heavy rain.
Except over a few stretches, there is enough camel-grazing for
a small caravan. Fuel is sufficient after Haleibah.
In Route No. 10, from Koweit to Zilfi, there are no great physical
obstacles, for where the Dahanah zone is crossed it is only about
15 m. wide. There is often no defined track, so that it is necessary
to travel with a good Bedouin guide. The route passes no villages ;
as wells are very few, the choice of camping-grounds is arbitrary, and
it is difficult to indicate daily stages. Raunkiaer, travelling at about
2f m. an hour, occupied 107 hours, camping fifteen times between
Koweit and Zilfi ; his total distance must be about 300 miles. As
given by Lorimer and Indian Govt. Rd. Bk., the distance,via Subeihi-
yah wells, is 283 m., but these authorities describe the Summan zone
as crossed in one day's journey SW. of Safah, whereas Raunkiaer took
more than twice as long. The route is considered comparatively
safe, but Raunkiaer paid a tax to the Muteir at Koweit for the use
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This volume is A Handbook of Arabia, Volume II, Routes (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: May, 1917) and contains details on routes in the Arabian Peninsula, as well as information on transport and lines of communication arranged on a geographical basis. Chapters concerning meteorological information, hygiene and disease, and vocabularies have also been incorporated. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and the War Office. The sources from which the routes have been compiled, together with notes on directions and distance, appear at the head of each chapter, while some sections have been compiled on the basis of native information. Authorities cited include: George August Wallin, William Gifford Palgrave, Carlo Claudio Camillo Guarmani, Lady Anne Blunt, Charles Huber, Julius Euting, Gerard Leachman, Gertrude Bell, Anders Christian Barclay Raunkiær, William Henry Irvine Shakespear, and John Gordon Lorimer.
The volume includes a note on confidentiality, title page, and a 'Note' on the compilation of the volume. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following sections:
- Chapter 1: Methods of Transport;
- Chapter 2: Communications, A. Northern Routes, B. Eastern Routes, C. Central Routes, D. Western Routes, E. South-Western Routes, F. Southern Routes, G. Souther-Eastern Routes;
- Chapter 3: Routes, A. Northern Routes, B. Eastern Routes, C. Central Routes, D. Western Routes, E. South-Western Routes, F. Southern Routes, G. Souther-Eastern Routes;
- Chapter 4: Meteorological Observations;
- Chapter 5: Hygiene and Disease;
- Chapter 6: Vocabularies;
- Appendix: Note on the System of Transliteration and Glossary of Topographical and Common Terms;
- Index;
- Plates.
There is also a 'List of Maps' and a 'Note on the Spelling of Proper Terms'.
There is one map contained in this volume: 'Map 5. Key Map of Routes'. In addition, there are nine plates by Douglas Carruthers, Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Captain Gerard Leachman, and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles.
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- 1 volume (271 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chapters. There is a contents page, list of maps, alphabetical index, and list of plates.
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Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the map which is inserted at the back of the volume, on number 271.
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