With 40 colour maps of the Arab world

Beckingham, C. F. (ed.). Atlas of the Arab World and the Middle East.

€ 750.00

Comprises 40 colour maps of the Arab world, including political maps as well as thematic and specialized maps showing types of settlements, irrigation systems, oil concessions, agricultural production, climate, minerals, and industries, along with town plans of Mecca, Baghdad, Istanbul, Ankara, Cairo, Jerusalem, Beirut and Damascus. The general map of the Arabian Peninsula at a scale of 1:10,000,000 details Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, portions of Iraq and Jordan, the neutral zones, Qatar, Bahrain and Trucial Oman with Abu Dhabi and Sharjah labelled, as well as Oman, Yemen and the Aden Protectorate, indicating defined and undefined boundaries, roads and pipelines.

The atlas further includes numerous photographic illustrations intended to introduce the reader to the Arab World, exhibiting desert scenery, the ancient water-weels at Hama in Syria, wadis, palm trees, farmers, bedouins, and remains of ancient civilizations such as the temple of Karnak near Luxor or the ruins of Persepolis near Shiraz, as well as oil refinieris, aircraft, ports, and city views of Jerusalem, Mecca, Port Said, and the Suez Canal.