PUBLICATIONS.
The following is a general list of the publications of the Survey Department, and a few others which are for sale at the Headquarters of the Department, Gîza (Mudiria), and at the Geological Museum, Public Works Ministry Gardens, Cairo. A booklet giving full details can be obtained, on application either personally or by letter.
Except where specially stated, the publications are 8vo, and in English, and are supplied post free by the Department. They can also be obtained through any bookseller.
Archæology.
Archæological Survey of Nubia.
Bulletin 1.—Dealing with the work (archæological and anatomical) from September 20 to November 30, 1907. English. 39 pp., 27 illustrations. (Out of print.)
Bulletin 2.—Dealing with the work (archæological and anatomical) from December 1, 1907, to March 31, 1908. English. 69 pp., 52 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Bulletin 3.—Dealing with the work (archæological and anatomical) from October 1 to December 31, 1908. English. 52 pp., 5 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Bulletin 4.—Dealing with the work (archæological and anatomical) from January 1 to March 31, 1909. English. 28 pp., 2 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Bulletin 5.—Dealing with the work (archæological and anatomical) from October 1 to December 31, 1909. English. 35 pp., 5 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Bulletin 6.—Dealing with the work (archæological and anatomical) from January 1 to April 15, 1910. English. 30 pp., 8 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Bulletin 7.—Dealing with the work (archæological and anatomical) from November 1, 1910, to February 28, 1911. English. 19 pp., 3 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Annual Report of the Archæological Survey of Nubia, Season 1907-8. Vol. I: by George A. Reisner. Price, with volume of plates, L.E. 2.
Annual Report of the Archæological Survey of Nubia, Season 1907-8. Vol. II: Report on the Human Remains, by Dr. G. Elliot Smith, F.R.S., and Dr. F. Wood Jones. Price, with volume of plates, L.E. 2.
Philæ—Report on the Island and Temples of, by Capt. H. G. Lyons, with introductory note by W. E. Garstin. 1896. English. 67 pp., 78 illustrations. (Out of print.)
Philæ—Report on the Island and Temples of, by Capt. H. G. Lyons. 1908. English. 4to, 32 pp., 14 illustrations. Price, 200 milliemes.
Geography.
River Nile and its Basin—Physiography of the, by Capt. H. G. Lyons. 1906. 411 pp., 14 maps, 34 illustrations. Price, 400 milliemes.
Turco-Egyptian Boundary between the Vilayet of the Hejaz and the Peninsula of Sinai—The Delimitation of the, by E. B. H. Wade, together with additions by B. F. E. Keeling and J. I. Craig. 1906. (Survey Department Paper, No. 4). 89 pp., 2 maps. Price, 150 milliemes. See also Geology.
Geology.
Abu Roash, near the Pyramids of Gîza—Cretaceous Region of, by H. J. L. Beadnell. 1902. 48 pp., 2 maps, 19 illust. Price, 200 milliemes.
Arsinoitherium Zitteli (Beadnell), from the Upper Eocene Strata of Egypt—Preliminary Note on, by H. J. L. Beadnell. 1902. 4 pp., 6 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
Aswân (First) Cataract of the Nile—Description of, by Dr. Ball. 1907 121 pp., 5 maps, 28 illustrations. Price, 200 milliemes.
Baharia Oasis, its Topography and Geology, by Dr. Ball and H. J. L. Beadnell. 1903. 84 pp., 8 maps, 2 illust. Price, 200 milliemes.
Blackened Rocks of the Nile Cataracts and of the Egyptian Deserts, by A. Lucas. 1905. 58 pp. Price, 100 milliemes.
Building Stones in Egypt—Disintegration of, by A. Lucas. 1902. 17 pp. Price, 75 milliemes.
Building Stones of Cairo Neighbourhood and Upper Egypt, by Dr. Hume. 1909. 92 pp., 9 illustrations. Price, 150 milliemes. Survey Department Paper, No. 16.
Cairo and Suez—Topography and Geology of the District between, by T. Barron. 1907. 133 pp., 2 maps, 14 illustrations. Price, 200 milliemes.
Catalogue of the Geological Museum, Cairo, by Dr. Hume. 1905. 37 pp. Price, 25 milliemes.
Dakhla Oasis, its Topography and Geology, by H. J. L. Beadnell. 1901. 107 pp., 9 maps, 7 illustrations. Price, 200 milliemes.
Eastern Desert of Egypt, Central Portion—Topography and Geology of, by T. Barron and Dr. Hume. 1902. 331 pp., 10 maps, 30 illust. Price, 400 milliemes.
Eastern Desert of Egypt, between Latitudes 22° and 25° N.—Preliminary Report on Geology of, by Dr. Hume. 1907. 72 pp., 4 maps, 5 illust. Price, 150 milliemes. Survey Department Paper, No. 1.
Explanatory Notes to Accompany the Geological Map of Egypt (map mentioned on [page iv]), by Dr. W. F. Hume. D.Sc., F.G.S., F.R.S.E. Price, 100 milliemes.
Farafra Oasis, its Topography and Geology, by H. J. L. Beadnell. 1901. 39 pp., 8 maps. Price, 150 milliemes.
Fayûm Province of Egypt—Topography and Geology of, by H. J. L. Beadnell. 1905. 101 pp., 2 maps, 22 illustrations. Price, 300 milliemes.
Forêts pétrifiées des Déserts de l’Egypte—Note sur l’âge des, par M. R. Fourteau. 1898. French. 8 pp. (Out of print.)
Iron Ores in Egypt—Distribution of, by Dr. Hume. 1909. 16 pp., 1 map. Price, 50 milliemes. Survey Department Paper, No. 20.
Jebel Garra and the Oasis of Kurkur—Topographical and Geological Results of a Reconnaissance-Survey of, by Dr. Ball. 1902. 40 pp., 2 maps, 5 illustrations. Price, 150 milliemes.
Kharga Oasis, its Topography and Geology, by Dr. Ball. 1900. 116 pp., 19 maps, 16 illustrations. Price, 250 milliemes.
Mammals—Preliminary Note on some new—from the Upper Eocene of the Fayûm, Egypt, by C. W. Andrews and H. J. L. Beadnell. 1902. 9 pp., 4 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Pétrole de la Mer Rouge—Rapport sur les recherches du, par J. Barois. 1885. French. 16 pp., 1 map, 10 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Petroleum Districts situated on the Red Sea Coast—Report on, by Col. C. E. Stewart. 1888. 25 pp. Price, 100 milliemes.
Petroleum Industry at Baku—Sketch Report of, by J. H. Trevithick. May, 1886. 22 pp. Price, 100 milliemes.
Phosphate Deposits of Egypt, by Survey Department. 2nd edition, 1905. 35 pp., 3 maps. Price, 50 milliemes.
Principles and Objects of Geology, with Special Reference to the Geology of Egypt, by W. F. Hume. 25 pp., 8 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
Sinai Peninsula (South-Eastern Portion)—Topography and Geology of, by Dr. Hume. 1906. 280 pp., 5 maps, 23 illustrations. Price, 300 milliemes.
Sinai Peninsula (Western Portion)—Topography and Geology of, by T. Barron. 1907. 241 pp., 2 maps, 13 illustrations. Price, 300 milliemes.
Soil and Water of the Fayûm Province—Preliminary Investigation of, by A. Lucas. 1902. 17 pp. Price, 75 milliemes.
Soil and Water of the Wadi Tumilat Lands under Reclamation, by A. Lucas. 1903. 26 pp., 1 map, 5 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Subsoil Water in Lower Egypt—Preliminary Note on the, by H. T. Ferrar, M.A., F.G.S. 1910. 16 pp., 3 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
The Movements of the Subsoil Water in Upper Egypt, by H. T. Ferrar, M.A., F.G.S. Survey Department Paper, No. 19. English. 74 pp., 32 illustrations, and 16 maps. Price, 150 milliemes.
Tertiary Vertebrata of the Fayûm, Egypt—Descriptive Catalogue of, by C. W. Andrews. 1906. 319 pp., 124 illustrations.
Tortoise-Land—from the Upper Eocene of the Fayûm, Egypt—Preliminary Notice of, by C. W. Andrews and H. J. L. Beadnell. 1903. 11 pp., 3 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
Meteorology.
Daily Weather Report.—Issued daily by the Survey Department. Contains the readings taken at 29 stations in Egypt and the Sudan, and five stations in Southern Europe, with a map showing the distribution of pressure. Post free, 200 milliemes quarterly, including short monthly summary.
Summary of the Weather in Egypt, the Sudan, and the Surrounding Region. Monthly.—Contains a brief report on the weather for the month, with maps showing the pressure-distribution for each day. Price, post free, 300 milliemes per annum.
Annual Meteorological Report.— Contains all the meteorological readings made during the year in Egypt and the Sudan. Also the readings of the various Nile gauges.
| Years 1898-1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903 | Price, 250 mill. each. |
| Years 1904, 1905 (in two parts: Part I, containing the readings taken at Helwân Observatory; Part II, containing the readings for the rest of Egypt and the Sudan) | Price, 100 mill. each part. |
| Year 1906 (Part I, Helwân) | Price, 100 mill. |
| Year 1906 (Part II, Rest of Egypt and the Sudan) | Price, 150 mill. |
| Year 1907 (Parts I and II) | Price, 150 mill. each part. |
| Year 1908 (Parts I and II) | Price, 150 mill. each part. |
| Year 1909 (Parts I and II) | Price, 150 mill. each part. |
Nile Flood.
Measurement of the Volumes Discharged by the Nile during 1905 and 1906, by E. M. Dowson; with a Note on Rating Formulæ for Current-Meters, by J. I. Craig. Survey Department Paper, No. 11. 82 pp., 6 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Rains of the Nile Basin:—
In 1904, by Capt. H. G. Lyons. 25 pp., 1 map, 5 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
In 1905, by Capt. H. G. Lyons. 40 pp., 4 maps, 5 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
Rains of the Nile Basin and the Nile Flood:—
In 1906, by Capt. H. G. Lyons. (Survey Department Paper, No. 2). 70 pp., 5 maps, 11 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
In 1907, by Capt. H. G. Lyons. (Survey Department Paper, No. 9). 50 pp., 1 map, 11 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
In 1908, by Capt. H. G. Lyons. (Survey Department Paper, No. 14). 69 pp., 1 map, 8 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
In 1909, by J. I. Craig. (Survey Department Paper, No. 17). 55 pp., 1 map, 8 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
In 1910, by J. I. Craig. (Survey Department Paper, No, 26). 109 pp., 12 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Special Papers on Meteorology and Astronomy.
Atmospheric Electricity-Discussion of the Observations on—at Helwân Observatory, from March 1906 to February 1908, by H. E. Hurst. (Survey Department Paper, No. 10). 65 pp., 2 maps, 8 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Climate of Abbassia, near Cairo, by B. F. E. Keeling. (Survey Department Paper, No. 3). 1907. 61 pp., 1 map, 7 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Evaporation in Egypt and the Sudan, by B. F. E. Keeling. (Survey Department Paper, No. 15). 1909. 29 pp., 1 illustration. Price, 100 milliemes.
Meteorite of Nakhla el Baharia, by John Ball. (Survey Department Paper, No. 25). 22 pp., 3 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
Observations of Halley’s Comet made at the Khedivial Observatory, Helwân, by H. Knox Shaw. (Survey Department Paper, No. 23). 18 pp., 56 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
Platinum-Resistance Thermometers—Report on the Use of—in Determining the Temperature of the Air at the Helwân Observatory, by E. B. H. Wade. 1905. 20 pp., 5 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
Surveying.
Altitudes—The Determination of—by Levelling, by E. M. Dowson. (Technical Lecture). 1908. 23 pp., 6 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
Cadastral Survey of Egypt, 1892-1907, by Capt. H. G. Lyons. 1908. 421 pp., 30 maps, 16 illustrations. Price, 400 milliemes.
Cadastral Survey of Egypt—Comparison of—with those of some European Countries, by Capt. H. G. Lyons. (Technical Lecture). 1909. 24 pp., 8 maps. Price, 50 milliemes.
Errors of Observation, by T. L. Bennett. (Technical Lecture). 1908. 27 pp., 3 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
Longitude—Determination of, by E. B. H. Wade. (Technical Lecture). 1908. 39 pp., 2 maps, 1 illustration. Price, 50 milliemes.
Longitudes—A Field Method of Determining—by Observations of the Moon, by E. B. H. Wade. (Survey Department Paper, No. 5). 1907. 47 pp., 9 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Map-Projections, by J. I. Craig. (Technical Lecture). 1909. 25 pp., 1 map, 25 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
Map-Projections—The Theory of—with Special Reference to the Projections used in the Survey Department, by J. I. Craig, F.R.S.E. (Survey Department Paper, No. 13). 1910. 77 pp., illustrated. Price, 200 milliemes.
New Method of Coast Surveying, by John Ball. (Survey Department Paper, No. 21). 46 pp., 7 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Relief on Maps—The Representation of, by Capt. H. G. Lyons. (Technical Lecture). 1909. 19 pp., 5 maps. Price, 50 milliemes.
Some General Principles of Surveying, by J. I. Craig. (Technical Lecture). 1910. 20 pp., 8 illustrations. Price, 50 milliemes.
Terrestrial Magnetism.
Magnetic Observations in Egypt, 1895-1905, with a Summary of Previous Magnetic Work in Northern Africa, by B. F. E. Keeling. (Survey Department Paper, No. 6). 1907. 65 pp., 4 maps. Price, 100 milliemes.
Magnetic Observations made from April to December, 1907, at Helwân Observatory. 8 pp. Price, 25 milliemes.
Magnetic Observations made during 1908 at Helwân Observatory. 11 pp. Price, 25 milliemes.
The same for 1909, 1910, and 1911. Price, 50 milliemes each.
Magnetic Survey of Egypt, Values of the Magnetic Elements at 81 Stations. 6 pp. and 1 illustration. Price, 50 milliemes.
Standardization of the Magnetic Instruments at Helwân Observatory during 1907, by H. E. Hurst. (Survey Department Paper, No. 8). 1908. 45 pp., 4 illustrations. Price, 100 milliemes.
Miscellaneous.
Annual Reports on the Work of the Survey Department, by the Director-General, as follows: 1905, 120 milliemes; 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910, 100 milliemes each.
Chemistry of the River Nile, by A. Lucas. 1908. (Survey Department Paper, No. 7). 78 pp., 1 map, 1 illustration. Price, 150 milliemes.
Collection of Statistics of the Areas Planted in Cotton in 1909, by E. M. Dowson and J. I. Craig. 1909. English or Arabic. 77 pp., 8 illustrations. Price, 150 milliemes each.
Collection of Statistics of the Areas Planted in Cotton in 1910. 1910. English or Arabic. Price, 50 milliemes each.
Khedivial Observatory, Helwân, Bulletins. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Price, 20 milliemes each.
Preservative Materials used by the Ancient Egyptians in Embalming, by A. Lucas, F.I.C. (Survey Department Paper, No. 12). 1911. 59 pp. Price, 100 milliemes.
Work of the Laboraries.—A Report on the, by A. Lucas, F.I.C., for 1910 and 1911. Price, 50 milliemes each.
£ 1 = 975 milliemes; $ 1 = 200 milliemes; Mk. 1 = 48 milliemes; Fr. 1 = 38 milliemes.
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