Printed in Great Britain by George Philip & Son, Ltd. Very rare map showing the route of a proposed Haifa-Baghdad railway that was never completed.... Show morePrinted in Great Britain by George Philip & Son, Ltd. Very rare map showing the route of a proposed Haifa-Baghdad railway that was never completed. We are only able to trace two copies in institutions: National Archives, Kew, and Oxford. The British contemplated building a railway connecting the Mediterranean with the capital of Iraq in the 1920s, ostensibly to shore up their imperial rule, support the British-backed Arab government of Iraq, and secure the oil pipeline already running from the Mosul oilfields to Haifa. The British were also aware that, with the development of air warfare, the Suez Canal could be easily attacked in a time of war, and alternative military routes to cross the Middle East to access India were required. However, a series of economic difficulties trumped political and military expediency, and with the outbreak of the Second World War, the dream of a trans-Middle East rail service evaporated. Octavo (190 x 105mm). Folding lithographic map, with manuscript additions showing built and planned railway routes, colour-coded to show the differing gauges, on a scale of 55 miles = one inch (1:3,500,000), mounted on linen and folded within original green cloth binding, 2pp. of publisher’s ads pasted onto front free endpaper and verso of map (cloth lightly soiled) Main Heritage Display General Book Item-ID: i26516718 BIB-ID: 2733810 Show less
per Lionel Wiener "Ouvrage publie sous les auspices de Sa Majesté Fouad Ier a l'occasion de la XIIe session du Congres international des chemins de... Show moreper Lionel Wiener "Ouvrage publie sous les auspices de Sa Majesté Fouad Ier a l'occasion de la XIIe session du Congres international des chemins de fer (Le Caire. 1933)." Main Heritage Shelves General TF117 .W54 1932 Book Item-ID: i25639390 BIB-ID: 2712467 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0006-0003 2-D Graphic Ite... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0006-0003 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23713343 BIB-ID: 2526422 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0006-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23713227 BIB-ID: 2526412 Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0006-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23713227 BIB-ID: 2526412 Show less
Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered and signed in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0006-0002 2-D... Show moreTitle and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered and signed in the negative. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2013.0006-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23713276 BIB-ID: 2526419 Show less
Euphrates Valley Railway Company., Railroads, Railroads--Iraq
by W.P. Andrew. Main Heritage Compact General Book Item-ID: i10199214 BIB-ID: 1021557 Show moreby W.P. Andrew. Main Heritage Compact General Book Item-ID: i10199214 BIB-ID: 1021557 Show less
by W. P. Andrew. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48.2 .A53 1857 Book Item-ID: i15723070 BIB-ID: 1015925 Show moreby W. P. Andrew. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48.2 .A53 1857 Book Item-ID: i15723070 BIB-ID: 1015925 Show less
Sir William Patrick Andrew. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48.2 .A53 1882 Book Item-ID: i10089780 BIB-ID: 1010614 Show moreSir William Patrick Andrew. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48.2 .A53 1882 Book Item-ID: i10089780 BIB-ID: 1010614 Show less
Andrew, William Patrick , d. 1887, Railroads, Railroads--Euphrates River Valley, DS48.2 .E87 1857
by two travellers, authors of "Nothing in particular". Includes bibliographical references. Microfilm. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library... Show moreby two travellers, authors of "Nothing in particular". Includes bibliographical references. Microfilm. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Imaging Services, 1999. 1 microfilm reel : positive ; 35 mm. Show less
Railways of the Near East. II, After Lawrence in Arabia / by D.G. Heslop -- The Æsthetics of a train / by Roger B. Lloyd -- British locomotive... Show moreRailways of the Near East. II, After Lawrence in Arabia / by D.G. Heslop -- The Æsthetics of a train / by Roger B. Lloyd -- British locomotive practice & performance / by Cecil J. Allen -- Railway developments in Norway -- A poppet-valve Atlantic on the L.N.E.R. -- The Whittingham Railway / by T.R. Perkins -- Locomotives built by Stephen Lewin / by C. Hamilton Ellis -- A novel signalling installation on the L.N.E.R. -- Continental train lettering -- Handling railway scrap -- Overseas railways. Show less
