Talk:Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem

Background

1841 map

Oncenawhile, very interesting background can be found in this paper. There was even an earlier (misnamed) "Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem". Zero^talk 11:20, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

FYI paper is online at [1] Onceinawhile (talk) 22:37, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

@Zero0000: After much searching, I have found a copy of the earlier map you referred to here. It is also discussed in these two sources (a century apart): [2] and [3]. Onceinawhile (talk) 22:03, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, now I found it on my computer too but I don't remember how it got there. I have thousands of maps. Zero^talk 02:13, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

@Zero0000: do you happen to have copies of the other 1840-41 British maps of Palestine and Syria? I have started adding to commons: Category:1840–41 Royal Engineers maps of Palestine and Syria. I might create a new article called 1840–41 Royal Engineers maps of Palestine and Syria. Onceinawhile (talk) 22:03, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

On a related note, if I manage to get Cartography of Jerusalem to Featured List, I would like to create a similar article on Cartography of Palestine. It is a more complex task though, as I can imagine it will be even trickier to define a manageable scope (although I am yet to read the scholarly literature on it). Onceinawhile (talk) 22:07, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

@Zero0000: your thousands of maps comment has inspired me to get on with my Cartography of Palestine plan. I have managed to get hold of the primary literature on the topic (most of which is online), and will make a start. I’ll let you know if there are maps I can’t find scans of. Onceinawhile (talk) 17:17, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

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Front page of the Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem

• ... that the 1865 Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem was the first perfectly accurate mapping of the city, the first Ordnance Survey outside the UK, and the impetus for the Palestine Exploration Fund's creation? Source: See quotations in article.

• Reviewed: Moisés Tuʻu Hereveri

Created by Onceinawhile (talk). Self-nominated at 09:10, 24 December 2019 (UTC).

• Long enough. New enough. Neutral. Well written. Reliable inline citations throughout. Available online sources check out. AGF on offline sources. The hook's source checks out. GTG. Hybernator (talk) 19:02, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

Sandreczki's list

The list of Sandreczki is appended to Ariel's facsimile edition of the Survey, starting at page 182. I don't think it appeared with the original, but I'm not sure. The numbers in the list correspond to this map. There is a wealth of information there. Zero^talk 11:52, 27 December 2019 (UTC)