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
Physical geography, Physical geography--Arabian Peninsula, Wahhābīyah, Railroads, Railroads--Euphrates River Valley, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS207 .B58 1881, 915.3/04/4
by Lady Anne Blunt, with map, portraits, and illustrations from the author's drawings. Edited by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. Appendix: Notes on the... Show moreby Lady Anne Blunt, with map, portraits, and illustrations from the author's drawings. Edited by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. Appendix: Notes on the physical geography of northern Arabia, by W. S. Blunt. Historical sketch of the rise and decline of Wahhabism in Arabia, compiled principally from materials supplied by Lt.-Colonel E. C. Ross. Memorandum on the Euphrates valley railway, by W. S. Blunt. Main Heritage Shelves General DS207 .B58 1881 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i22480237 BIB-ID: 1006063 Show less
Physical geography, Physical geography--Arabian Peninsula, Wahhābīyah, Railroads, Railroads--Euphrates River Valley, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS207 .B58 1881, 915.3/04/4
by Lady Anne Blunt, with map, portraits, and illustrations from the author's drawings. Edited by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. Appendix: Notes on the... Show moreby Lady Anne Blunt, with map, portraits, and illustrations from the author's drawings. Edited by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. Appendix: Notes on the physical geography of northern Arabia, by W. S. Blunt. Historical sketch of the rise and decline of Wahhabism in Arabia, compiled principally from materials supplied by Lt.-Colonel E. C. Ross. Memorandum on the Euphrates valley railway, by W. S. Blunt. Main Heritage Shelves General DS207 .B58 1881 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i22480225 BIB-ID: 1006063 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 from item. Plate 55 in "Bilder aus Palästina, Nord Arabien und dem Sinai" (Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916). Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle and date from item. Plate 55 in "Bilder aus Palästina, Nord Arabien und dem Sinai" (Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0105-0055 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23713434 BIB-ID: 2526430 Show less
Title and date from item. Plate 56 in "Bilder aus Palästina, Nord Arabien und dem Sinai" (Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916). Main Heritage Compact... Show moreTitle and date from item. Plate 56 in "Bilder aus Palästina, Nord Arabien und dem Sinai" (Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916). Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0105-0056 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23713458 BIB-ID: 2526432 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
Postcard showing the Kursaal Casino and Music Hall, which was on Alfi Bey Street in the Ezbekiyya district of Cairo. Title from item, date devised... Show morePostcard showing the Kursaal Casino and Music Hall, which was on Alfi Bey Street in the Ezbekiyya district of Cairo. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "Serie 645. Edit.The Cairo Post-Card Trust - Ph. N. 831".Postally unused. Manuscript notes on the verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0072 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26826021 BIB-ID: 2854721 Show less
