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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [178] (182/542)
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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178
WESTERN ROUTES
miles,
total, stages.
the E. by a wall of rock, at the base of which
are 3 wells, guarded by a burj, falling into ruin
Dir. S. by E. out of the depression.
4 m. Rugged ground is entered and traversed for
several miles.
lUm. Thetrackenters a wide plain thicklycovered with
thorny trees, which in places obstruct the way
7^ m. A high ridge is crossed.
178 24 El-Birkah, a large ruined cistern of hewn stone, built by
the' Caliph Harun er-Rashid; see above p. 174
(m. 238 of Route A), '
Dir. E., over thickly-wooded and undulating ground;
a network of paths runs through the brushwood'
and it is easy to lose the way.
15 m. The track ascends a hill and then descends
into a rock-girt ravine running NE. and
SW.; the sa;ndy bottom of the ravine is
overgrown with saline and other plants.
Dir. SW.
6| m. Leave the ravine and turn W.
201 23 Dharlbah (or Zarlhah), an undulating plain, with a little
vegetation, among high granite hills ; water is
obtainable close to the surface by digging; see
above, p. 174 (m. 287 of Route A).
Dir. SW.
3 m. A
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
is entered, which varies in width
from 150 ft. to f m. and descends sharply;
the channel is of coarse sand, with here and
there masses of sheet rock and patches of
thin vegetation.
1| m. The track enters a ravine, or chasm, between
a stony buttress to the W. and a less abrupt
precipice to the E. ; it is described as 'a
perilous valley, unpassable in rain'. Thorn
trees fill one side of the channel. Attacks
by Ateibah are frequent. The ravine be
comes more precipitous as the route proceeds,
and the track is very difficult for camels,
especially after rain, when it becomes slippery.
19 m. The ravine becomes less precipitous and
opens out.
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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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