Map, contour, Matruh East - Egypt
Maker
512 Field Survey Coy
19th Field Survey Coy
Production date
Nov 1941
Jun 1942
Object detail
Brief Description
Map, contour, Matruh East - Egypt. 1:100,000 Western desert. MDR 466/604.
Shows the Ras Umm el Rakham and Matruh on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and Ras Alam el Rum area, as well as the inland areas to Deir Abu Khalifa.
Also shows wireless telegraph stations, war cemeteries, railways, roads - main and secondary, rivers, wire defences, hill features, Sheikh's tombs with buildings, contour lines, topographical features, marshes, salt lagoons and trigonometric points.
A glossary of terms is included translating Arabic terms to English eg:
Darb - Camel track.
Dauwar - House.
Kulet - Little house.
The railway line is noted running along the coast from Garawla to Matruh. Inland areas are only suitable for light vehicles.
Shows the Ras Umm el Rakham and Matruh on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and Ras Alam el Rum area, as well as the inland areas to Deir Abu Khalifa.
Also shows wireless telegraph stations, war cemeteries, railways, roads - main and secondary, rivers, wire defences, hill features, Sheikh's tombs with buildings, contour lines, topographical features, marshes, salt lagoons and trigonometric points.
A glossary of terms is included translating Arabic terms to English eg:
Darb - Camel track.
Dauwar - House.
Kulet - Little house.
The railway line is noted running along the coast from Garawla to Matruh. Inland areas are only suitable for light vehicles.
Production date
Nov 1941
Jun 1942
Jun 1942
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Printed on paper backed with linen with black and colored inks.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 840 x 630mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject date
Nov 1941
Jun 1942
Jun 1942
Other number(s)
71882
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