Carruthers alexander douglas mitchell (4 Ergebnisse)
Verlag: Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd, 1949
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In den WarenkorbFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xx, 289 pages : illustrations (part color), folded color map ; 23 cm. Notes; Bibliography: pages 261-277. Subjects; Natural history Asia, Cent…ral. Asia, Central Description and travel. 1 Kg.
Verlag: London : Printed for the Hakluyt society, 1929
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In den WarenkorbFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges only very slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Corners slightly bumped. Previous owner's inscription to end paper. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xxxvi, 196 pages : illustrations,frontispiece,plates, folded map… ; 23 cm. Notes; "Titles of works and maps": pages [181]-188. Contents; A journey from Aleppo to Basra in 1745, by W. Beawes.--A journey from Basra to Aleppo in 1748, by G. Roberts.--A similar journey in 1750, by B. Plaisted.--A journey from Aleppo to Basra in 1751, by J. Carmichael. Subjects; Middle East Description and travel ; Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.
Weitere BilderVerlag: W. Clowes],, [London,, 1910
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In den WarenkorbAbstract from The geographical journal, no. 3, vol. XXXV. Transcript of a presentation held at the Royal Geographical Society, January 24, 1910, by Middle-East-explorer Douglas Carruthers (1882-1962). He traveled the region that is now Jordan and north-west Saudi Arabia in an attempt to survey the land survey for latitudes and w…aterways. He also shows an anthropological interest by describing and depicting several Bedouin tribes, which he includes in his map. The tribal names are placed on the map in the regions where they were at the time of the journey.Numbered in pencil on top right corner of title-page. Minor spotting on the map. Otherwise in good condition. Modern blue wrappers. With 12 black and white photographs made during the journey and a folding chromolithographed map of North-West Arabia (27x30.5 cm). Pages: [32] (numbered 225-248) pp.
Verlag: War Office for the Geographical Society,, [London],, 1922
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In den WarenkorbCaptain William Shakespear's Last Journey Chromolithograph map, folded. British explorer, naturalist and cartographer, Alexander Douglas Mitchell Carruthers (1882-1962), travelled widely throughout the early twentieth century. After studying at Cambridge, he became a secretary to the scholars of the Royal Geographical Society, a…nd thereby came to train as a surveyor. His marriage in 1815 seems to have put an end to his explorations abroad, as from then on Carruthers dedicated himself to compiling maps of the Middle East for the War Office in London. In this role, he worked with cartographic information provided from important contemporary figures including Gertrude. Bell, Harry St. John Bridgen Philby, T.E. Lawrence and Captain William Shakespear. The latter, who was the first European to map large swathes of the Arabian interior, is credited on the present chart. The tracks of his final journey are shown and overprinted notations in red highlight his achievements. Shakespear was a key link between the British authorities and the al Sau: in fact he was the one to arrange the first ever photograph of Ibn Saud, who would soon become King of Arabia. Britain's keen interest in consolidating its relationship with the Middle East is evidenced by the cartographical effort it sponsored in the region during the 1920s. The Royal Geographical Society commissioned numerous surveys of the Levant and Arabian Peninsula during this time, including the present map, which extends from the Mediterranean in the west to the "Persian Gulf" in the east. It is a highly detailed piece of cartography, presenting towns, cities, roads and railways in black, lakes, rivers and wadis in blue, and desert areas in brown, with the Nefud Desert and its prominent dunes occupying the centre of the map. Many mountains are labelled, with contour lines to represent relief. The Jaffa-Jerusalem section of the Hejaz Railway is shown, running through Amman in the north and extending south towards Medina. Although intended to extend all the way to Mecca, efforts to complete the railway were hampered by the First World War.
