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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [88] (92/542)
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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88
NORTHERN ROUTES
miles.
total, stages.
Bional outcrops of limestone which take the form
of low flat hills.
11 m. Bir Jureiblyah, 40 wells with plentiful supply
of water in winter ; dry in summer.
124 23 Bir Ghubbah, four wells in a
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
, with water all the
year round.
Dir. SW. over gravelly and very level desert.
154 30 Bir Unsab, four wells in a
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
.
Dir. WSW. over similar country.
9 m. The track descends a short steep hill.
11 m. A similar hill is descended.
14 m. Sha'lb Awaj is crossed.
194 40 Bir Umm 'Amdrah, well.
Dir. SW. by W.
Shortly before reaching Leinah the track de
scends a steep cliff, about 150 ft. high, into the
valley of Leinah, a long depression about 10 m.
broad, running NW. to SE. and sloping to SE.
On the N. it is bounded by the Hajarah with a
cliff about 200 ft. high ; to the SW., above
another cliff about 150 ft. high, is the Nefud.
207 13 Leinah, camping-ground, with several hundred wells
spread over an area of 5-6 miles ; abundant water
at about 60 ft. The Darb es-Selman (see Route
No. 6, p. 84) is here crossed.
Dir. SW. across the Leinah valley, and up a steep cliff,
about 150 ft. high, on to the Nefud, where the
going becomes more difficult. The route tra
verses rolling sand-dunes ; the interval between
their crests is rarely more than a thousand yards,
while the difference between the elevation of the
crest and the trough ranges from 100 to 200 ft.
After rains the sand is covered with grass and
even in summer with dry grass. Acacia trees also
occur, and the 'arfaj bush, of which camels are
very fond.
240 33 Bir Beleghbiyah ; camping-ground ; see above, p. 77.
From this point the route follows the Darb
Zobeidah (for 151 m.) to Ha'il; for details see
Route No. 3, p. 77.
391 151 HA'IL, town; see I, pp. 384ff.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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