Ordnance survey of Jerusalem

Description:

this survey was made in the years 1864-1865 by Captain W. Wilson, R.E. and a party of royal engineers from the Ordance Survey, under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James ; engraved at the Ordnance Survey office Southampton under the direction of Colonel J. Cameron. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Multiple "modern" and "ancient" bar scales on map given in "Yards", "Feet", "Chains", "Furlongs", "Miles", "Kilometres", "Metres", "Toises", "Sashines", "Wersts", "Steps", "Stadiums", "Paces", "Stadias", "Cubits", and "Royal or sacred cubits, also named cubits of the tabernacle". Shows topography, drainage, travel routes, places of historical interest. Coat of arms, with illustrations of lions and a unicorn, at head of title. Names of the royal engineers employed on the survey of Jerusalem: Charles W. Wilson, James McDonald, Francis Ferris, John McKeith, John Davison, Thomas Wishart.

Creator:

Great Britain, Ordnance Survey., Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905, and James, H., 1803-1877

Publisher:

[Ordnance Survey],

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Christianity

Date Issued:

1865

Spatial Coverage:

Jerusalem and Palestine

Rights:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Rights Holder:

Images from the Leonard and Juliet Rothman Holy Lands Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu

License:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/pc094nm9075