ISBN:
(13) 978-1-85207-080-9
Extent:
10 volumes, 5,140 pages, including 1 map box & many photos Author: N/A Published: 1988 Paper: Printed on acid free paper Binding: Library bindings with gilt finish |
RESUMÉ
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
These handbooks are the documents of a lost continent - the Arabia of the old tribal way of life, scattered settlements, remote regions and uncertain tracks across the desert. The route books still quote for their directions the authority of the great l9th century travellers - Burckhardt, Palgrave, Burton. After the First World War the emergence of the Saud dynasty, the unification of the Saudi Kingdom and the exploitation of oil in the desert and in the Gulf were to change the face of the land and the people dwelling upon it.
The Handbooks of Arabia were compiled for the use of British officers for military purposes, all save the 1913 Strategical Study being issued during the First World War campaign against Ottoman dominance in Arabia.
DOCUMENTARY IMPORTANCE
CONTENTS OUTLINE
MAPS
(Vol. I) Accompanying the Strategical Study of Persia and the Persian Gulf 1913
Map of Persia (A) showing fertile areas, mineral resources and population
Map of Persia (B) showing British & Russian trade (Appendix Table B)
Map of Persia (C) showing tribes (Appendix Table E)
(Vol. I) Accompanying the Military Report on the Aden Protectorate, 1915
Hunter´s Map of Arabia 1908 (4 sheets)
(Vol. II) Accompanying the Arab Bureau Handbooks 1917
Outline map of Hejaz
Outline map of Asir
Outline map of Yemen
(Vol. III) Index map to accompany Routes in Arabia 1915
(Vols. IV-V) Accompanying a Handbook of Arabia 1916
1 Arabia: Districts and Towns
2 Orographical Features of Arabia
3 Land Surface Features of Arabia
4 Tribal Map of Arabia
5 Key Map of Routes
(Vols. VI-IX) Accompanying the Gazetteer of Arabia 1917
Map of Arabia and the Persian Gulf 1916