Arabia Routes between 'Oqair and Jabrin Oasis in Eastern Nejd.
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Very good. Left margin trimmed for folding into volume. Size 19 x 20 Inches. An impressive 1925 map recounting the incredible journey of R. E. Cheesman, the first European to cross the 'Great Desert' or 'Empty Quarter' (Rub' al Khali) in eastern Arabia. Based on Cheesman's surveys, the map appeared in conjunction with an article penned by him that appeared in The Geographical Journal . A Closer Look Covering a portion of eastern Arabia with Qatar, the map traces the route of Cheesman and his team (with dates noted) from 'Oqair on the Persian Gulf to Hufuf and across a vast desert to the oasis at Jabrin. Caravan routes and the paths of other recent European explorers who crossed the Arabian Peninsula without daring enter the Great Desert are also traced (St John Philby, mentioned here, did cross the Rub' al Khali in the early 1930s and mapped much of its southern portion). Comments on terrain, water sources (supposed and confirmed), elevation, and other features appear throughout. Incidentally, Ghawar, southwest of Hufuf, was discovered to hold vast oil reserves in the late 1940s. Since that time, it has been the largest conventional oil field in the world and accounts for about one-third of Saudi Arabia's oil production. A note on the map's production and an Arabic-English glossary appear at bottom towards right. At bottom-right is an inset of the wider region, indicating Cheesman's route, railways (including the Hejaz Railway and the Baghdad-Basra Railway), major cities, territories and kingdoms, waterways, and more. Chessman's Explorations Though less well-known than some of his contemporaries, Cheesman's explorations were nonetheless important to the survey and mapping of the coasts of the Gulf of Salwah and of the 'Great Desert'. He led two important expeditions in the region. First, in 1921, he and a team journeyed down the coast of the Gulf of Bahrain from 'Oqair (Al Uqayr) to Salwah, an area which had never been mapped and only scarcely seen by Europeans before. Despite having a dhow full of supplies shadowing the trekking party down the coast, there were still harrowing moments when food and water nearly ran out, as coordination with the supply ship was difficult. Aside from cartographic work, Cheesman's main purpose was to examine archeological ruins, and search for the Phoenician city of Gerrha described in ancient sources as fabulously wealthy. He was also curious about the routes of migratory birds in the region. Then, in November 1923, Cheesman set out on a more ambitious and dangerous expedition into the Arabian interior (traced here). Again, he received permission and support from his commanding officer, Sir Percy Cox, as well as the Sultan of the Nejd, Abdulaziz ibn Saud, later the first king of Saudi Arabia. Again, the main purpose of the expedition was ostensibly ornithological, but Cheesman's expertise in several fields naturally led to a range of discoveries. Setting out from 'Oqair, the first part of the journey covered the relatively easy, though still novel to Europeans, path to Hufuf. South of Hufuf, however, was a vast area known to Europeans as 'Unknown Arabia' or the 'Great Desert,' and to Arabs as Rub' al Khali (the 'Empty Quarter'), defined by large sand dunes and occasional mountains (Westerners, including Percy Cox, had only seen the region from a distance). Cheesman was accompanied by a young Baghdadi who he had known for several years and who had trained as a taxidermist at the British Museum, as well as local guides who had a sense of potential water sources. After reaching Hufuf, the party waited more than two months to assess whether rains would be sufficient to fill wells believed to be along the route southwards to Jabrin. In addition to the elements, Cheesman was also warned that he might be attacked by Al Murrah nomads, who were dissatisfied at having been recently conquered by the House of Saud. But Cheesman was helped in this regard and others by the fact that one of his guides was him. …
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- Arabia Routes between 'Oqair and Jabrin Oasis in Eastern Nejd.
- Auteur
- 1925 Chessman Map of Eastern Arabia (Rub' al Khali), Qatar
- Année de publication
- 1925
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- Couverture souple
- Catalogues du vendeur
- MIDDLEEAST-ARABIA-PERSIA
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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.…
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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk.
This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map.
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