-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: Levant 1:50,000 series Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:23:22 +0000 From: Ken Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> Our collection lacks these sheets as well, and I suspect they were never done. My reading of the history of mapping in the area, in Larsgaard's Topographic mapping o Africa, Antarctica, and Eurasia (WAML occasional publication no. 14, 1993), page 91, is that only "one sheet of central Judaea at 1:50,000 scale" was published, and then 1:20,000 became the standard scale for mapping Palestine prior to 1948 and that was continued by Israel. Mapping at 1:50,000 continued only after completion of a 1:100k series. ---Ken Rockwell University of Utah *From:*Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee *Sent:* Wednesday, November 27, 2013 7:15 AM *To:* [log in to unmask] *Subject:* Levant 1:50,000 series -------- Original Message -------- *Subject: * [ANZMAPS] Levant 1:50,000 series *Date: * Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:56:54 +0000 *From: * Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> *Reply-To: * [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> *To: * AMC <[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, mapsL <[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, Carto-soc <[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> The National Library has a patron seeking copies of (or information about) some sheets in a series covering Lebanon, and parts of Syria, Israel and Jordan titled "Levant 1:50,000" the series was produced 1942 onwards by 13C Fd. Survey Coy. R.E., the Service Geographique de L'Armee, and various other agencies. It was variously designated GSGS 8061, MDR 1510, PDR 1510, DR 444, MDR 444, PDR 444 & K722. We have catalogue records with online indexes for the French and British produced sheets at http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/745520 and http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/336266 Note that I have modified a scanned original paper index to incude various extra sheets in southern Israel that we hold. The patron is after sheets 50.D.30 RAFAH 50.F.29 EDH DHAHIRIYIA 50.F.30 BEERSHEBA 50.G.28 HEBRON 50.G.29 YATTA 50.H.28 WADI HASASA (the French included the "50" in front of their sheet numbers to indicate scale, the British did not) All these sheets would be immediately below the southernmost sheets shown on our indexes. I cannot say if the sheets were ever published, but does anyone else have this/these series, and any of the desired sheets or any knowledge if they were ever produced? Thank you Dr Brendan Whyte National Library of Australia [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> GSGS (Series) ; 8061. Notes Topographic map series of Lebanon, and parts of Syria, Israel and Jordan showing transportation, vegetation, water features, communications, and populated places. Relief shown by contours, hachures, shading and spot heights. "Palestine grid" Bottom left of some sheets: M.D.R 1510, P.D.R. 1510, D.R. 444, M.D.R. 444, P.D.R. 444. GSGS (Series) ; 8061. Notes Topographic map series of Lebanon, and parts of Syria, Israel and Jordan showing transportation, vegetation, water features, communications, and populated places. Relief shown by contours, hachures, shading and spot heights. "Palestine grid" Bottom left of some sheets: M.D.R 1510, P.D.R. 1510, D.R. 444, M.D.R. 444, P.D.R. 444. GSGS (Series) ; 8061. Notes Topographic map series of Lebanon, and parts of Syria, Israel and Jordan showing transportation, vegetation, water features, communications, and populated places. Relief shown by contours, hachures, shading and spot heights. "Palestine grid" Bottom left of some sheets: M.D.R 1510, P.D.R. 1510, D.R. 444, M.D.R. 444, P.D.R. 444.