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A lion of old Mesopotamia and royal huntsman in chariot, about 870 B.C. "Palace of Ashur-Nazir-Pal; Nimrud, Lion Wounded, British Museum 127" (caption under image). 10818 interpositive

Topic:
MESOPOTAMIA TOUR
Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (5" x 8".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Place:
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Palmyra
Syria
Local Numbers:
RSN 24376
General:
Currently stored in box 3.2.38 [137].
Similar to RSN 14910-14913; same as RSN 24377.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Sculpture -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Art -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Chariots -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Horses -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Lions -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Museums -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Interpositives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.2: Underwood and Underwood Positives / RSN Numbers 24283-24379
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f827783b-01d0-4a01-8441-824f96215550
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref22141

A lion of old Mesopotamia and royal huntsman in chariot, about 870 B.C. "Palace of Ashur-Nazir-Pal; Nimrud, Lion Wounded, British Museum 127" [caption under image]. Active no. 10818 : stereo interpositive

Topic:
MESOPOTAMIA TOUR
Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (5" x 8".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Place:
Mesopotamia
Palmyra
Syria
Local Numbers:
RSN 24377
General:
Currently stored in box 3.2.38 [137].
Similar to RSN 14910-14913; same as RSN 24376.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Sculpture -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Art -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Chariots -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Horses -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Lions -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Museums -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Interpositives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.2: Underwood and Underwood Positives / RSN Numbers 24283-24379
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8380b9053-b52b-4a53-b8ec-3b500e296bc3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref22142

A lion of old Mesopotamia and royal huntsman in chariot, about 870 B.C. 10818 photonegative

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (4" x 5")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Mesopotamia
Palmyra
Local Numbers:
RSN 14910

Video number 14297
General:
Company catalog card included.
Currently stored in box 3.1.38 [55].
Similar to RSN 14911, 14912, 14913, 24376 and 24377.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Art -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Chariots -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Horses -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Lions -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Museums -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Sculptures -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.1: Underwood and Underwood Negatives / RSN Numbers 14819-14915
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86bdc7225-eac0-446c-82ff-59140d05fbb9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref11510

A lion of old Mesopotamia and royal huntsman in chariot, about 870 B.C. 10818 photonegative

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (4" x 5")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Mesopotamia
Palmyra
Local Numbers:
RSN 14911

Video number 14298
General:
Company catalog card included.
Currently stored in box 3.1.38 [55].
Forms stereo with RSN 14912; similar to RSN 14910, 14913; 24376 and 24377.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Art -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Chariots -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Horses -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Lions -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Museums -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Sculptures -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.1: Underwood and Underwood Negatives / RSN Numbers 14819-14915
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a5a3443a-542e-44e2-bc2e-51a0e8798c48
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref11511

A lion of old Mesopotamia and royal huntsman in chariot, about 870 B.C. 10818 photonegative

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (4" x 5")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Mesopotamia
Palmyra
Local Numbers:
RSN 14912

Video number 14299
General:
Company catalog card included.
Currently stored in box 3.1.38 [55].
Forms stereo with RSN 14911; similar to RSN 14910, 14913; 24376 and 24377.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Art -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Chariots -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Horses -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Lions -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Museums -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Sculptures -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.1: Underwood and Underwood Negatives / RSN Numbers 14819-14915
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88c109969-7c76-4ef6-a5f7-be2d4d33f67c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref11512

A lion of old Mesopotamia and royal huntsman in chariot, about 870 B.C. : stereoscopic photonegative

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (5" x 8".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Place:
Mesopotamia
Palmyra
Date:
1910
Local Numbers:
RSN 14913

Video number 14300
General:
Company catalog card included.
Similar to RSN 14910, 14911, 14912, 24376 and 24377.
124957.
Currently stored in box 3.1.38 [55].
Cancelled by scratching.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Sculptures -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1920 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.1: Underwood and Underwood Negatives / RSN Numbers 14819-14915
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8127a7b25-f17a-4b0b-adda-a051de120881
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref11513

A soldier of King Darius, sculptured 2,400 years ago, Mesopotamia. 10819 photonegative

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Names:
Darius, King  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (5" x 8")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Place:
Mesopotamia
Palmyra
Date:
1910
Local Numbers:
RSN 14914

Video number 14301
General:
Company catalog card included.
Currently stored in box 3.1.38 [55].
Similar to RSN 24378.
Copy and Version Identification Note:
124960
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Art -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Museums -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Sculptures -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Soldiers -- Mesopotamia  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.1: Underwood and Underwood Negatives / RSN Numbers 14819-14915
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84ceedb62-dcae-477b-912e-4b0e60a04331
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref11514

A soldier of King Darius, sculptured 2,400 years ago, Mesopotamia. Active no. 10819 : stereo interpositive

Topic:
MESOPOTAMIA TOUR
Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Names:
Darius, King  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (5" x 8".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Place:
Mesopotamia
Palmyra
Syria
Date:
1910
Local Numbers:
RSN 24378
General:
Currently stored in box 3.2.38 [137].
Similar to RSN 14914.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Sculpture  Search this
Art  Search this
Museums  Search this
Soldiers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Interpositives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.2: Underwood and Underwood Positives / RSN Numbers 24283-24379
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ffae1ec1-aa1b-4359-966e-50d5a90a24c9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref22143

D-1006: Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Survey Map Compiled by Hauptmann Ludloff, Part 1/3

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (54.3 cm. x 67.3 cm.)
Container:
Item D-1006
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Maps
Drawings
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
1912-1946
Scope and Contents:
- Original map caption in German reads, "Samarra. (Blatt 1-3). Aufgenommen vom 1.12.1912 - 5.2.1913 von Ludloff Hauptmann im Groβen Generalstabe. Blatt 1 (Oben)."
- Additional information reads, "In 1913 the German Expedition surveyed Sāmarrāʼ, the work being done by Hauptmann Ludloff at a scale of 1:25000. This plan was never published. The plates were destroyed by bombing in Germany during the Second World War but copies are in the Herzfeld Archives in the Freer Gallery, Washington." [Alastair Northedge: Planning Sāmarrāʼ: A Report for 1983-4. Iraq, vol. 47 (1985), pp. 109-128. British Institute for the Study of Iraq.]
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1006

FSA A.06 05.1006a
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Cartography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Drawings
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.06 05.1006a
See more items in:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 5: Drawings and Maps / D-1006: Map: Samarra. Blatt 1 (9 copies)
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc32a7cf35e-7d6b-43c8-b8c5-5d32b160b764
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-06-ref24956

D-1006: Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Survey Map Compiled by Hauptmann Ludloff, Part 1/3, Annotated by Ernst Herzfeld

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (54.3 cm. x 67.3 cm.)
Container:
Item D-1006
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Maps
Drawings
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
1912-1913
Scope and Contents:
- Original map caption in German reads, "Samarra. (Blatt 1-3). Aufgenommen vom 1.12.1912 - 5.2.1913 von Ludloff Hauptmann im Groβen Generalstabe. Blatt 1 (Oben)."
- Handwritten notes reads, "[Locations of aerial photography taken by G. A. Beazeley in 1917]; in red: F24, F252, F26, F27, F28, F29, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F35, F36, F37, F38, F39, F40, F41, and F42; in blue: G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, G9, G10, G11, G12; in green: H30, H31, H32, H33, H34, H35, H36, H41, H42, H43."
- Additional information reads, "In 1913 the German Expedition surveyed Sāmarrāʼ, the work being done by Hauptmann Ludloff at a scale of 1:25000. This plan was never published. The plates were destroyed by bombing in Germany during the Second World War but copies are in the Herzfeld Archives in the Freer Gallery, Washington." [Alastair Northedge: Planning Sāmarrāʼ: A Report for 1983-4. Iraq, vol. 47 (1985), pp. 109-128. British Institute for the Study of Iraq.]
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1006

FSA A.06 05.1006
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Cartography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Drawings
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.06 05.1006
See more items in:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 5: Drawings and Maps / D-1006: Map: Samarra. Blatt 1 (9 copies)
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3c675295a-0327-4102-8d5d-1f0aa2085136
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-06-ref24713

D-1007: Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Survey Map Compiled by Hauptmann Ludloff, Part 2/3

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (-- cm. x -- cm.)
Container:
Item D-1007
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Maps
Drawings
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
1912-1913
Scope and Contents:
- Original caption in German reads, "Samarra. (Blatt 1-3). Aufgenommen vom 1.12.1912 - 5.2.1913 von Ludloff Hauptmann im Groβen Generalstabe. Blatt 2 (Mitte)."
- Additional information reads, "In 1913 the German Expedition surveyed Sāmarrāʼ, the work being done by Hauptmann Ludloff at a scale of 1:25000. This plan was never published. The plates were destroyed by bombing in Germany during the Second World War but copies are in the Herzfeld Archives in the Freer Gallery, Washington." [Alastair Northedge: Planning Sāmarrāʼ: A Report for 1983-4. Iraq, vol. 47 (1985), pp. 109-128. British Institute for the Study of Iraq.]
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1007

FSA A.06 05.1007a
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Cartography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Drawings
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.06 05.1007a
See more items in:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 5: Drawings and Maps / D-1007: Map: Samarra. Blatt 2 (9 copies)
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc37c5ada73-56c6-4751-ab58-04476c6cc21b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-06-ref24957

D-1007: Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Survey Map Compiled by Hauptmann Ludloff, Part 2/3, Annotated by Ernst Herzfeld

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (66 cm. x 53 cm.)
Container:
Item D-1007
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Maps
Drawings
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
1912-1946
Scope and Contents:
- Original caption in German reads, "Samarra. (Blatt 1-3). Aufgenommen vom 1.12.1912 - 5.2.1913 von Ludloff Hauptmann im Groβen Generalstabe. Blatt 2 (Mitte)."
- Handwritten notes reads, "[Locations of aerial photography taken by G. A. Beazeley in 1917]; in red: F15, F16, F17, F18, F19, F20, F21, F22, F23, and F24; in blue: G22, G23, G24, G25, G26, and G27; in green: H18, H19, H20, H21, H22, H23, and H24. Graben 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16."
- Additional information reads, "In 1913 the German Expedition surveyed Sāmarrāʼ, the work being done by Hauptmann Ludloff at a scale of 1:25000. This plan was never published. The plates were destroyed by bombing in Germany during the Second World War but copies are in the Herzfeld Archives in the Freer Gallery, Washington." [Alastair Northedge: Planning Sāmarrāʼ: A Report for 1983-4. Iraq, vol. 47 (1985), pp. 109-128. British Institute for the Study of Iraq.]
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1007

FSA A.06 05.1007
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Cartography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Drawings
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.06 05.1007
See more items in:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 5: Drawings and Maps / D-1007: Map: Samarra. Blatt 2 (9 copies)
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
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D-1008: Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Survey Map Compiled by Hauptmann Ludloff, Part 3/3, Annotated by Ernst Herzfeld

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (59.7 cm. x 72.5 cm.)
Container:
Item D-1008
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Maps
Drawings
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
1912-1946
Scope and Contents:
- Original caption in German reads, "Samarra. (Blatt 1-3). Aufgenommen vom 1.12.1912 - 5.2.1913 von Ludloff Hauptmann im Groβen Generalstabe. Blatt 3."
- Handwritten notes reads, "[Locations of aerial photography taken by G. A. Beazeley in 1917]; in red: F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11, F12, and F13; in green: H6, H7, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H13, H14, H15, H16, H17, and H18. Graben 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, and 111, 111a."
- Additional information reads, "In 1913 the German Expedition surveyed Sāmarrāʼ, the work being done by Hauptmann Ludloff at a scale of 1:25000. This plan was never published. The plates were destroyed by bombing in Germany during the Second World War but copies are in the Herzfeld Archives in the Freer Gallery, Washington." [Alastair Northedge: Planning Sāmarrāʼ: A Report for 1983-4. Iraq, vol. 47 (1985), pp. 109-128. British Institute for the Study of Iraq.]
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1008

FSA A.06 05.1008
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Cartography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Drawings
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.06 05.1008
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Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 5: Drawings and Maps / D-1008: Map: Samarra. Blatt 3 (7 copies)
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
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D-1008a: Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Survey Map Compiled by Hauptmann Ludloff, Part 3/3

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (-- cm. x -- cm.)
Container:
Item D-1008
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Maps
Drawings
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
1912-1913
Scope and Contents:
- Original caption in German reads, "Samarra. (Blatt 1-3). Aufgenommen vom 1.12.1912 - 5.2.1913 von Ludloff Hauptmann im Groβen Generalstabe. Blatt 3."
- Additional information reads, "In 1913 the German Expedition surveyed Sāmarrāʼ, the work being done by Hauptmann Ludloff at a scale of 1:25000. This plan was never published. The plates were destroyed by bombing in Germany during the Second World War but copies are in the Herzfeld Archives in the Freer Gallery, Washington." [Alastair Northedge: Planning Sāmarrāʼ: A Report for 1983-4. Iraq, vol. 47 (1985), pp. 109-128. British Institute for the Study of Iraq.]
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1008a

FSA A.06 05.1008a
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Cartography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Drawings
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.06 05.1008a
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Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 5: Drawings and Maps / D-1008: Map: Samarra. Blatt 3 (7 copies)
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
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D-1009a: Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Topographical Map Compiled by Survey Party, Mesopotamian Expedition Forces, T.C. 108

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (58.5 cm. x 51 cm.)
Container:
Item D-1009: A-C Maps
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Maps
Drawings
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
bulk July 24, 1917
Scope and Contents:
Original caption in English reads, "T.C. 108. Jilam Plain. Dated 24-7-1917. Samarrah. Scale 6 inches to 1 mile. Compiled from 6th Survey by survey Party M.E.F. Based on Triangulation. Litho Section G.H.Q."
- Additional information reads, "It was now well on in May I9I7, and the little survey party which had followed the fortunes of the 3rd Corps was at last broken up. I (G. A. Beazeley) was transferred with my computer, to take charge of a detachment of two officers and eight surveyors to carry out a large-scale survey of Samarra and its neighbourhood. The scale selected was the 6-inch, and it was decided to call in the aid of air photographs, which were adjusted to a framework of points fixed by triangulation and plane-table intersection. The congregated photos were then reduced to the 6-inch scale, blue prints prepared and issued to the surveyors, who transferred the detail to their boards and carried out supplementary survey including contouring. The total area surveyed was I20 square miles and included A1 Kaim and Istabulat." [G. A. Beazeley: Surveys in Mesopotamia during the War. The Geographical Journal, Vol. 55, No. 2 (Feb. 1920), pp.109-123. Published by Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)].
- Additional information reads, "One duplicate copy, local number: FSA A.6 05.1009duplicates, not available online, stored in map case drawer 32."
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1009a

FSA A.06 05.1009a
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Cartography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Drawings
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.06 05.1009a
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Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 5: Drawings and Maps / D-1009: A-C Maps: Set of sections T.C. 108--118 of 1917, 6" to a mile of area of Iraq, including Samarra
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
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D-1009b: Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Topographical Map Compiled by Survey Party, Mesopotamian Expedition Forces, T.C. 109(B)

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (63 cm. x 51 cm.)
Container:
Item D-1009: A-C Maps
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Maps
Drawings
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
bulk January 15, 1918
1918
Scope and Contents:
- Original caption in English reads, "T.C. 109(B). Samarrah. Dated 15-1-1918. Samarrah. Scale 6 inches to 1 mile. Compiled from 6th Survey by survey Party M.E.F. Based on Triangulation. Litho Section G.H.Q."
- Additional information reads, "It was now well on in May I9I7, and the little survey party which had followed the fortunes of the 3rd Corps was at last broken up. I (G. A. Beazeley) was transferred with my computer, to take charge of a detachment of two officers and eight surveyors to carry out a large-scale survey of Samarra and its neighbourhood. The scale selected was the 6-inch, and it was decided to call in the aid of air photographs, which were adjusted to a framework of points fixed by triangulation and plane-table intersection. The congregated photos were then reduced to the 6-inch scale, blue prints prepared and issued to the surveyors, who transferred the detail to their boards and carried out supplementary survey including contouring. The total area surveyed was I20 square miles and included A1 Kaim and Istabulat." [G. A. Beazeley: Surveys in Mesopotamia during the War. The Geographical Journal, Vol. 55, No. 2 (Feb. 1920), pp.109-123. Published by Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)].
- Additional information reads, "Two duplicate copies (three leaves), local number: FSA A.6 05.1009duplicates, not available online, stored in map case drawer 32."
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1009b

FSA A.06 05.1009b
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Cartography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Drawings
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.06 05.1009b
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Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 5: Drawings and Maps / D-1009: A-C Maps: Set of sections T.C. 108--118 of 1917, 6" to a mile of area of Iraq, including Samarra
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
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D-1009c: Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Topographical Map Compiled by Survey Party, Mesopotamian Expedition Forces, T.C. 110

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (59.5 cm. x 51 cm.)
Container:
Item D-1009: A-C Maps
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Maps
Drawings
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
bulk August 04, 1917
1917
Scope and Contents:
- Original caption in English reads, "T.C. 110. Sahāt al Batahah. Dated 4-8-1917. Samarrah. Scale 6 inches to 1 mile. Compiled from 6th Survey by survey Party M.E.F. Based on Triangulation. Litho Section G.H.Q."
- Additional information reads, "It was now well on in May I9I7, and the little survey party which had followed the fortunes of the 3rd Corps was at last broken up. I (G. A. Beazeley) was transferred with my computer, to take charge of a detachment of two officers and eight surveyors to carry out a large-scale survey of Samarra and its neighbourhood. The scale selected was the 6-inch, and it was decided to call in the aid of air photographs, which were adjusted to a framework of points fixed by triangulation and plane-table intersection. The congregated photos were then reduced to the 6-inch scale, blue prints prepared and issued to the surveyors, who transferred the detail to their boards and carried out supplementary survey including contouring. The total area surveyed was I20 square miles and included A1 Kaim and Istabulat." [G. A. Beazeley: Surveys in Mesopotamia during the War. The Geographical Journal, Vol. 55, No. 2 (Feb. 1920), pp.109-123. Published by Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)].
- Additional information reads, "One duplicate copy, local number: FSA A.6 05.1009duplicates, not available online, stored in map case drawer 32."
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1009c

FSA A.06 05.1009c
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Cartography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Drawings
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.06 05.1009c
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Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 5: Drawings and Maps / D-1009: A-C Maps: Set of sections T.C. 108--118 of 1917, 6" to a mile of area of Iraq, including Samarra
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
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D-1009d: Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Topographical Map Compiled by Survey Party, Mesopotamian Expedition Forces, T.C. 111

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (59.5 cm. x 51 cm.)
Container:
Item D-1009: A-C Maps
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Maps
Drawings
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
bulk August 16, 1917
Scope and Contents:
- Original caption in English reads, "T.C. 111. Tel Alij. Dated 16-8-1917. Samarrah. Scale 6 inches to 1 mile. Compiled from 6th Survey by survey Party M.E.F. Based on Triangulation. Litho Section G.H.Q."
- Additional information reads, "It was now well on in May I9I7, and the little survey party which had followed the fortunes of the 3rd Corps was at last broken up. I (G. A. Beazeley) was transferred with my computer, to take charge of a detachment of two officers and eight surveyors to carry out a large-scale survey of Samarra and its neighbourhood. The scale selected was the 6-inch, and it was decided to call in the aid of air photographs, which were adjusted to a framework of points fixed by triangulation and plane-table intersection. The congregated photos were then reduced to the 6-inch scale, blue prints prepared and issued to the surveyors, who transferred the detail to their boards and carried out supplementary survey including contouring. The total area surveyed was I20 square miles and included A1 Kaim and Istabulat." [G. A. Beazeley: Surveys in Mesopotamia during the War. The Geographical Journal, Vol. 55, No. 2 (Feb. 1920), pp.109-123. Published by Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)].
- Additional information reads, "One duplicate copy, local number: FSA A.6 05.1009duplicates, not available online, stored in map case drawer 32."
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1009d

FSA A.06 05.1009d
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Cartography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Drawings
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.06 05.1009d
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Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 5: Drawings and Maps / D-1009: A-C Maps: Set of sections T.C. 108--118 of 1917, 6" to a mile of area of Iraq, including Samarra
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
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D-1009e: Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Topographical Map Compiled by Survey Party, Mesopotamian Expedition Forces, T.C. 112

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (60 cm. x 51 cm.)
Container:
Item D-1009: A-C Maps
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Maps
Drawings
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
bulk August 10, 1917
Scope and Contents:
- Original caption in English reads, "T.C. 112. Hāwī Plain. Dated 16-8-1917. Samarrah. Scale 6 inches to 1 mile. Compiled from 6th Survey by survey Party M.E.F. Based on Triangulation. Litho Section G.H.Q."
- Additional information reads, "It was now well on in May I9I7, and the little survey party which had followed the fortunes of the 3rd Corps was at last broken up. I (G. A. Beazeley) was transferred with my computer, to take charge of a detachment of two officers and eight surveyors to carry out a large-scale survey of Samarra and its neighbourhood. The scale selected was the 6-inch, and it was decided to call in the aid of air photographs, which were adjusted to a framework of points fixed by triangulation and plane-table intersection. The congregated photos were then reduced to the 6-inch scale, blue prints prepared and issued to the surveyors, who transferred the detail to their boards and carried out supplementary survey including contouring. The total area surveyed was I20 square miles and included A1 Kaim and Istabulat." [G. A. Beazeley: Surveys in Mesopotamia during the War. The Geographical Journal, Vol. 55, No. 2 (Feb. 1920), pp.109-123. Published by Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)].
- Additional information reads, "Two duplicate copies, local number: FSA A.6 05.1009duplicates, not available online, stored in map case drawer 32."
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1009e

FSA A.06 05.1009e
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Cartography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Drawings
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.06 05.1009e
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Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 5: Drawings and Maps / D-1009: A-C Maps: Set of sections T.C. 108--118 of 1917, 6" to a mile of area of Iraq, including Samarra
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
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D-1009f: Excavation of Samarra (Iraq): Topographical Map Compiled by Survey Party, Mesopotamian Expedition Forces, T.C. 113(A)

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (61.5 cm. x 50.5 cm.)
1 Item (note, -- cm. x -- cm.)
1 Item (note, -- cm. x -- cm.)
Container:
Item D-1009: A-C Maps
Type:
Archival materials
Prints
Maps
Drawings
Notes
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq)
Iraq -- Salah ad-Din -- Samarra
Date:
bulk October 07, 1917
Scope and Contents:
- Original caption in English reads, "T.C. 113(A). Al Ajik. Dated 7-10-1917. Samarrah. Scale 6 inches to 1 mile. Compiled from 6th Survey by survey Party M.E.F. Based on Triangulation. Litho Section G.H.Q."
- Additional information reads, "It was now well on in May I9I7, and the little survey party which had followed the fortunes of the 3rd Corps was at last broken up. I (G. A. Beazeley) was transferred with my computer, to take charge of a detachment of two officers and eight surveyors to carry out a large-scale survey of Samarra and its neighbourhood. The scale selected was the 6-inch, and it was decided to call in the aid of air photographs, which were adjusted to a framework of points fixed by triangulation and plane-table intersection. The congregated photos were then reduced to the 6-inch scale, blue prints prepared and issued to the surveyors, who transferred the detail to their boards and carried out supplementary survey including contouring. The total area surveyed was I20 square miles and included A1 Kaim and Istabulat." [G. A. Beazeley: Surveys in Mesopotamia during the War. The Geographical Journal, Vol. 55, No. 2 (Feb. 1920), pp.109-123. Published by Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)].
- Additional information reads, "One duplicate copy, local number: FSA A.6 05.1009duplicates, not available online, stored in map case drawer 32."
Arrangement:
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in document boxes or in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
Local Numbers:
D-1009f

FSA A.06 05.1009f
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Architectural drawing  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Cartography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Maps
Drawings
Notes
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.06 05.1009f
See more items in:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 5: Drawings and Maps / D-1009: A-C Maps: Set of sections T.C. 108--118 of 1917, 6" to a mile of area of Iraq, including Samarra
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc303015c80-fefd-4a0b-99de-c1a0b9f0cd7d
EDAN-URL:
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