The Hejaz Railway: Scenes of Acre and Haifa in 1916

[Royal Navy Air Service]. Air Packet No. 15. A.W.S. (ID 1045).

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Views of Haifa and Acre from Air Packet No. 15, likely one of the Air Packets issued by the British Royal Navy Air Service.

The RNAS Air Packets issued during WWI were largely printed maps designed for airmen and based on British Ordinance Survey maps. This packet, however, comprises photographic illustrations of landmarks in Haifa and Acre, including the Hejaz Railway Pier, the railway's station, repairing works, and offices in Haifa, as well as the Bay of Acre and notable buildings, including the "Port Bastion", "Prison Bastion", el-Jazzar Mosque (also known as the White Mosque of Acre), and the Franciscan Convent. The RNAS was indeed active in Mandate Palestine, as part of general British military interest in the Middle East.

Cloth-backed, with light edgewear.