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Palestine Survey Records: Triangulation in Beersheba Area 1946.
Catalogue reference: TRIG/54
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This record is a file about the Palestine Survey Records: Triangulation in Beersheba Area 1946. dating from 1921-1948?.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- TRIG/54
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Title (The name of the record)
- Palestine Survey Records: Triangulation in Beersheba Area 1946.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1921-1948?
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Description (What the record is about)
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Comprises the following, compiled by various Royal Engineers Field Survey companies and Survey of Palestine:. 2 exercise books (21 x 16cm) titled 'Intersections Original' containing computations for station intersections and resections. Dated 1946. Also 1 original envelope. (Folio-K3-345; Box-FR-K3-17; Cn 301 D). 38 folios of station descriptions. Dated 1921-1946. Also 1 original envelope. (Folio-K3-342; Box-FR-K3-342; Cn 301 D). 'List of Co-ordinates'. 2 folios. Dated 1946. (Folio-K3-342; Box-FR-K3-342; Cn 301 D). 2 folders (35 x 22cm) 'Triangulation in Beersheba Area 1946. Coord Lists and Diagram.' Diagram titled 'Minor Trig. Block 'E'', scale 1:100,000, manuscript: coloured ink on tracing paper; 24 x 69cm. (Folio-K3-341; Folio-K3-339; Box-FR-K3-17; M.E. Trig Diagram 499; Cn 301 D). 1 folder of 'Original Computations'. Dated 1946. (Cn 301 D). 'History of Rafah Road Job'. Report, typescript, 15 pages. Dated 1947. (Cn 301 D(1)). 'Original Records'. Index and lists of coordinates. Bromide copies, stapled, white on black. 12 pages. (38 x 24cm). Dated 1948? Also 1 original envelope. (M.E. Trig. Folio No. 885A; Roll No 1284; Cn 301 D(2)). Station Abstracts and Office Abstracts. Bromide copies, stapled, white on black. 80 pages. (38 x 24cm). Dated 1948? (Roll No 1284; Cn 301 D(3)-(4)). Height Computations. Bromide copies, stapled, white on black. 37 pages. Dated 1948? (38 x 24cm). (Roll No 1284; Cn 301 D(5)). Survey Station Descriptions. Bromide copies, stapled, white on black. 4 sets of stapled pages: 51 pages, 54 pages, 58 pages and 47 pages. (38 x 24cm). Dated 1948? (Roll No 1284; Cn 301 D(6)).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A comprehensive account of the mapping of the Survey of Palestine 1920-1948 is given in:. Dov Gavish, A Survey of Palestine under the British Mandate, 1920-1948 (London: Routledge Curzon, 2005
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library, Map Library
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Folio-K3-339
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Arabic; English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 volumes, 354 pages, 40 folios, 3 folders and 3 envelopes.
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Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed, with manuscript additions in coloured ink, pencil and crayon; 38 x 69cm or smaller.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3b6c19cc-8872-4d37-83c7-62d23c65dbf7/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library, Map Library
Within the fonds: TRIG
War Office/Ministry of Defence Trigonometrical/Geodetic Library Material
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Palestine Survey Records: Triangulation in Beersheba Area 1946.