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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [139] (143/542)
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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ROUTE 18: AKABA—JAUF EL-'AMR
139
miles,
total, stages.
limited supply of brackish water may generally be
obtained. [Palgrave describes this place as ' the
mined walls of an abandoned village, scattered
up and down the gravelly slopes He struck
due E. from this place for Weisit and says ' there
is no water for four full days' journey '.]
Dir. ENE., continuing across bare plain, but grass
begins to appear and patches increase as route
proceeds.
1 29 3( ) Ba'ir (Bayer), excellent water from two wells of 40 ft.; in
Wddi Bd'ir, one of the numerous water-courses
which occur in the Ardh es-Sawan and trend
ing NE. towards
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan.
Dir. E., generally, at first along S. bank of Wddi
Bd'ir ; then route crosses several other similar
water-courses, all trending NE. and all dry
except after rain—notably Wddis Gharra, Hasa,
and Hidrij ; in these channels are piled-up heaps
of dead wood, washed down by sudden floods.
Route then leads across limestone plain, scattered
here and there with black flints ; going very
good indeed all the way, but waterless.
78 m. Sudei, well, but position not exactly known
and details as to supply wanting.
224 95 Weisit, 4 openings or pools of sweet water, though
yellowish in colour, situated near western edge
of
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
and hidden among hillocks covered with
high brushwood and a few stunted palms. The
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhdn is here entered ; a long sinuous
depression bearing in the main from NW. to SE.
and reaching across half the northern desert from
the Hauran to Jauf ; it is the customary route
for mercantile business between Syria and the
Jauf ; water to be found almost everywhere
through
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
(except beyond Adhara'), at depths
varying from 10 to 20 ft. ; every here and there
small oases. The
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
is peopled by the Ru-
weilah section of the Anazah and Sherarat Arabs,
who trade in camels and sheep and possess
several large encampments ; ghadha bushes (on
which camels like to feed) common along the
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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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