Lot No: 9148

A Collection of 12 maps of the Middle East, some relating to the proposed construction of a rail line between Haifa and Baghdad, including 'Baghdad' (i.e. valley of the Euphrates and Tigris from Kirkuk N-S and Ramadi to Kermanshah E-W), scale 1:1,000,000, Geographical Section, War Office, May 1928, colour printed, 69 x 54cm; French map, untitled, shows Baghdad to Deir ez Zor (E-W) and Mosul to Baghdad (N-S), Bureau Topographique des Troupes Francaises du Levant, Mai 1933. Colour printed. 85 x 63cm, closed tear; another similar showing area between Abu Kemal on the Euphrates and Tikrit on the Tigris; Jaffa-Nablous. Jaffa-amman (E-W), 1:200,000. Paris, 1930. Colour printed 69 x 54cm; HAIFA-BAGHDAD RLY. SURVEY. TRANS-JORDAN. Air photo maps showing Holt's Zerka valley alignment, others showing Zerka; Damascus to Rutba; Jordan River and Country East to Jerash, etc etc. Interesting collection showing early 20th Century Western Imperialism in the Middle East

Sale Price: £190.00