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
Description and travel, Description and travel, DR428 .A8
by Harold Armstrong, with twenty-one illus. and sketch-map. "Corrigenda" slip inserted. Show moreby Harold Armstrong, with twenty-one illus. and sketch-map. "Corrigenda" slip inserted. Show less
Amateur photograph album compiled by a French man in the 1930s. Snapshots cover a variety of places and subjects such as excavations in Mari ... Show moreAmateur photograph album compiled by a French man in the 1930s. Snapshots cover a variety of places and subjects such as excavations in Mari (modern Tell Hariri), aerial photographs of Aleppo, views of antiquities and Islamic architectures and of a chemical-industrial site. A large number of people from local tribes, mainly living in the eastern Syria Iraq bordering province of Deir Ez-Zor but also from other parts of the country and possibly also in Turkey. Many snapshots of family members portrayed at home, posing with local people, travelling or wearing traditional clothes. Title and date devised by Library staff. Photographs measurements range from 6 x 6 cm to 12,5 x 17,5 cm. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2018.0246 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25234067 BIB-ID: 2686969 Show less
