'Medina-Mecca. Published by the Survey of Egypt for Arab Bureau; under authority from the War Office, Nov. 1916.' With manuscript additions showing the disposition of troops
'Medina-Mecca. Published by the Survey of Egypt for Arab Bureau; under authority from the War Office, Nov. 1916.' With manuscript additions showing the disposition of troops
'Medina-Mecca. Published by the Survey of Egypt for Arab Bureau; under authority from the War Office, Nov. 1916.' With manuscript additions showing the disposition of troops
Date:
1916/1916
Description:
Abstract: 'G[eographical].S[ection].G[eneral].S[taff].' Series 4011, Sheet 'Medina-Mecca', Second Provisional Sheet, being a 'reprint of the First Provisional Issue with large corrections'. A compilation note cites other GSGS mapping and an Admiralty chart as source material. Covers the southern Hejaz in present-day Saudi Arabia, from the Red Sea coast to 160 miles inland, and includes routes to Mecca from, notably, Medina, Jidda [Jeddah] and Yenbo. Portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights and hachures, depth by soundings, railways, roads and tracks, telegraphs, settlements and place names, and includes topographical and navigational notes. Manuscript additions, dated 1916, portray troop and gun dispositions, and supplementary route information.The verso bears the annotation 'Arabia, Red Sea, Rabegh [Rabigh]'.Physical description: Materials: Printed, with manuscript additions in coloured ink and crayonDimensions: 885 x 808mm, on sheet 1145 x 890mm