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Title: Sketch map of the Jebel Shammar by W. S. Blunt Esq., 1879

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1880

Publishers

  • London : Edward Stanford, 1880.

Summary

Relief shown by spot heights, hachures, and coloration. Areas of granitic rock and sandstone are shown. Extent of Nafud desert is shown. Includes information on quality and composition of terrain. Wadis and wells are shown. From: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and monthly record of geography. Vol. 2 (1880), no. 2, pp. 81-102; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6873

Subjects

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Najd (Saudi Arabia)—Description and travel
  • Deserts—Saudi Arabia
  • Najd (Saudi Arabia)—Maps
  • Physical maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (41.0, 44.5, 28.666667, 26.666667)
  • Geometry: BBOX (41.0, 44.5, 28.666667, 26.666667)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Turner, W. J. (William John). Sketch map of the Jebel Shammar by W. S. Blunt Esq., 1879. London : Edward Stanford, 1880.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-m900nw948

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng