GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY OF SOUTH-EASTERN EGYPT.
By Dr. J. BALL.

CORRIGENDA.

Page.
11 line 9 from top, for “Modellin” read “Modellim.”
21 footnote, line 2 from bottom, for “watershed” read “westward.”
24 line 2 from top, for “figures” read “fingers.”
47 in heading of last column of table, for “observed-computed” read “computed-observed.”
49 line 7 from top, for “area” read “sea.”
49 footnote, line 3 from bottom, for “k = of 0·13” read “k = 0·13.”
49 footnote, bottom line, in the denominator of the fraction, for “2—r” read “2r.”
51 line 12 from bottom, in last column, for “0” read “—.”
52 line 12 from top, in last column, for “0” read “—.”
54 line 12 from top, the latitude of point No. 353 is “23° 47′ 37″” not “23° 47′ 47″.”
57 line 14 from top, for “Fokani” read “Foqani.”
58 line 14 from top, for “Mukur” read “Muqur.”
59 line 9 from bottom, for “Un Rasein” read “Um Rasein.”
60 line 2 from bottom, in last column, for “highest” read “high.”
61 line 3 from top, delete “minor.”
63 line 8 from top, for “G. Di-ib” read “W. Di-ib.”
72 last line, for “as” read “if.”
75 line 10 from top, for “added of” read “added to.”
76 the observed compass-variation near Halaib Fort was “2° 18′,” not “3° 18′,” and in the observed variation at Helwân the figures given as seconds should be decimals of a minute.
77 the yearly decrease of declination (in three places) should be 6′·3 instead of “6′ 3″.”
82 line 22 from top, for “Wani” read “Wadi.”
83 line 18 from top, for “Um Selim” read “Um Sellim.”
88 line 11 from top, for “Feleiti” read “Felieiti.”
98 line 2 from top, for “Serimtay” read “Serimtai.”
99 lines 4 and 7 from bottom, for “Sabaia” read “Sabahia.”
101 line 25 from top, for “Um Heram” read “Um Heran.”
103 line 9 from top, for “The one” read “The upper one.”
104 line 17 from top, for “heap” read “head.”
105 line 11 from top, for “42° 34′” read “24° 34′.”
109 line 18 from top, for “35° 47′ 10″” read “35° 47′ 13″.”
118 line 11 from bottom, for “curved” read “carved.”
144 lines 10 and 22 for “Meisa” read “Meisah.”
145 top line, for “Meisan” read “Meisah.”
152 line 8 from top, for “Akwantra” read “Akwamtra.”
153 line 8 from top, for “aad” read “and.”
159 line 5 from top, for “Mikreiba” read “Mikeriba.”
159 last line, for “22° 13′ 24″” read “22° 13′ 25″.”
159 last line and footnote, for “Qosier” read “Qoseir.”
160 top line, for “36° 38′ 54″” read “36° 38′ 56″.”
162 line 7 from top, for “to” read “or.”
162 line 5 from bottom, for “Qubit” read “Qubet.”
167 line 10 from top, for “1099 metres” read “1199 metres.”
167 line 15 from bottom, for “Krug” read “Khrug.”
173 line 8 from top, for “Itelma” read “Iteima.”
173 line 10 from bottom, for “34° 44′ 35″” read “34° 41′ 35″.”
176 line 4 from top, for “24° 14′ 44″” read “24° 14′ 41″.”
183 line 4 from bottom, for “Mukhtatat” read “Mukhatatat.”
186 last line, for “east” read “west.”
188 line 9 from top, for “24° 54′ 18″” read “24° 54′ 14″.”
188 footnote, for “23° 57′ 67″” read “23° 57′ 46″.”
189 line 8 from top, delete “respectively.”
194 line 9 from bottom, for “these” read “there.”
204 line 16 from top, for “western” read “southern”
206 line 13 from bottom, for “34° 50′ 49″” read “34° 56′ 49″.”
211 line 12 from bottom, for “which” read “while.”
212 line 20 from top, for “Um Rassin” read “Um Rasein.”
213 line 14 from bottom, for “Kirwaw” read “Kirwau.”
223 line 11 from top, for “exit” read “exist.”
223 line 2 from bottom, for “Hashushenai” read “Mashushenai.”
224 line 18 from top, for “jugged” read “rugged.”
228 last line, for “masses” read “mosses.”
233 line 3 from bottom, for “in” read “on.”
235 footnote, for “Megwal” read “Megwel.”
238 line 9 from top, for “aad” read “and.”
242 line 3 from bottom, before “vary” insert “they.”
245 top line, for “Wadi Sikait” read “Wadi Shait.”
246 the latitude of Galt el Aguz is “23° 32′ 30″” not “23° 31′ 30″.”
248 the latitude of Bir Muqur is “22° 42′ 26″” not “22° 41′ 26″.”
253 top line, for “Mesah” read “Meisah.”
259 line 17 from bottom, for “Dib” read “Dif.”
263 line 8 from top, for “section” read “sections.”
273 top line, for “sprinking” read “sprinkling.”
278 last line, for “XXI” read “XXII.”
304 line 11 from bottom, for “pale” read “free.”
304 line 9 from bottom, for “forms” read “form.”
306 line 7 from top, for “44°” read “34°.”
310 line 11 from top, for “dolorite” read “dolerite.”
317 in the description of the figure, insert the word “to” between “altering” and “granular.”
333 line 2 from top, for “Modergeg” read “Mudergeg.”
339 line 13 from top, for “resemblance” read “semblance.”
341 line 14 from top, for “ericite” read “sericite.”
342 line 18 from top, for “dentritic” read “dendritic.”
342 line 5 from bottom, for “on” read “in.”
346 line 8 from top, for “ancient” read “ancients.”
351 line 13 from top, for “p. 441” read “p. 341.”
353 line 12 from top, for “Magnetite” read “Magnesite.”
358 line 4 from top, for “XV” read “XX.”
360 line 16 from top, for “XX” read “XV.”
366 footnote, line 5 from bottom, for “Megwell” read “Megwel.”
367 footnote, line 3 from bottom, for “or” read “of.”
387 line 18 from top, for “Mitab” read “Mitba.”
390 line 14 from bottom, for “Balamhandeit” read “Belamhandeit.”
392 line 18 from top, for “Mokhatatat” read “Mukhatatat.”
392 line 25 from top, for “Kukhit” read “Mukhit.”
393 second column, line 16 from top, for “Kalabat” read “Kalalat.”
394 last line, for “Zebeged” read “Zeberged.”

SHORT CATALOGUE
OF THE
MAPS, PLANS, AND PUBLICATIONS
ISSUED BY THE
SURVEY DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, EGYPT.

MAPS AND PLANS.

The following is a general list of the maps and plans offered for sale by the Survey Department. A booklet giving details of all sheets printed may be obtained free, on application either personally or by letter at the Headquarters of the Department, Gîza (Mudiria), or at the Geological Museum, Public Works Ministry Gardens, Cairo, where all maps and plans are for sale, or through any bookseller.

Except where specially stated, the price of each map-sheet is 50 milliemes on paper, and 65 milliemes on cloth, and they are sent post free by the Department.

The reference marks denote: (*) map is in Arabic only; (†) map is in English only; (*†) map bears place-names both in Arabic and English; (*) (†) map can be obtained either in Arabic or English.

Town Maps.

The following list gives particulars of the maps published. The map of Alexandria, on the scale of 1:1,000, will be completed during 1913. The survey of Cairo on the scale of 1:1,000 is in progress.

  • Cairo (*†), 28 sheets, scale 1:1,000 (already printed).
  • Alexandria (*†), 200 sheets, scale 1:1,000.
  • Alexandria (*) (†), 15 sheets, scale 1:5,000.
  • General map of Alexandria Municipality (French and Arabic), 10 sheets scale 1:6,000.
  • Mit Ghamr (*†), 4 sheets, scale 1:1,000.
  • Mansûra (*†), 16 sheets, scale 1:1,000.
  • Suez (*†), 20 sheets, scale 1:1,000.
  • Suez (*†), 1 sheet, scale 1:2,500.
  • Sohag (*†), 6 sheets, 1:1,000.
  • Tanta (*†), 15 sheets, scale 1:1,000.
  • Girga (*†), 6 sheets, scale 1:1,000.
  • Aswân (*†), 23 sheets, scale 1:1,000.
  • Port Said (in French), 1 sheet, scale 1:5,000.
  • Zagazig (*†), 20 sheets, scale 1:1,000.
  • Damanhûr (*†), 14 sheets, scale 1:1,000.
  • Benha (*†), 25 sheets, scale 1:1,000.
  • Fayûm (*†), 26 sheets in all, of which 8 are printed, scale 1:1,000.

Cadastral Maps.

These are maps of the villages showing each hod and plot of land. They are printed in Arabic only. In ordering, the name of the village and the numbers of hod and plot should be given. The following list gives the particulars of the maps for each mudiria (province):—

  • Beheira mudiria (*), 3,300 sheets, under survey, scale 1:2,500.
  • Gharbîa mudiria (*), 3,460 sheets, scale 1:4,000 and 1: 2,500.
  • Daqahlîa mudiria (*), 2,237 sheets, scale 1:2,500.
  • Sharqîa mudiria (*), 2,974 sheets, scale 1:2,500.
  • Menufîa mudiria (*), 2,173 sheets, scale 1:4,000 and 1:2,500.
  • Qaliubîa mudiria (*), 778 sheets, scale 1:2,500.
  • Gîza mudiria (*), 766 sheets, scale 1:4,000.
  • Fayûm mudiria (*), 2,263 sheets, scale 1:2,500.
  • Beni Suef mudiria (*), 942 sheets, scale 1:2,500.
  • Minia mudiria (*), 1,635 sheets, scale 1:2,500.
  • Assiût mudiria, including Kharga Oasis (*), 2,273 sheets, scale 1:2,500.
  • Girga mudiria (*), 1,313 sheets, scale 1:2,500.
  • Qena mudiria (*), 1,568 sheets, scale 1:2,500.
  • Aswân mudiria (*), 1,076 sheets, scale 1:2,500.

Topographical Maps.

Scale 1:10,000 (10 cm. = 1 kilometre; 6·3 inches = 1 mile).—The names on these maps are in most cases in Arabic and English. The following table shows the number of sheets published:—

  • Beheira mudiria (*), 260 sheets (old series).
  • Beheira mudiria (*†), 53 sheets already printed, scale 1:10,000 (new series).
  • Gharbîa mudiria (*†), 157 sheets (old series).
  • Gharbîa mudiria (*†), 83 sheets already printed, scale 1:10,000 (new series).
  • Sharqîa mudiria (*†), 53 sheets.
  • Daqahlîa mudiria (*†), 11 sheets.
  • Menufîa mudiria (*†), 73 sheets.
  • Qaliubîa mudiria (*†), 65 sheets.
  • Gîza mudiria (*†), 90 sheets (first edition).
  • Gîza mudiria (*†), 13 sheets already printed, scale 1:10,000 (second edition).
  • Fayûm mudiria (*†), 126 sheets.
  • Beni Suef mudiria (*†), 21 sheets.
  • Assiût mudiria, including Kharga Oasis (*†), 72 sheets.
  • Aswân mudiria (*†), 63 sheets.
  • Aswân or First Cataract (†), 6 sheets.
  • The Nile Valley from Aswân to Korosko (†), 36 sheets (paper only, 25 milliemes each).

Scale 1:25,000 (4 cm. = 1 kilometre; 2·5 inches = 1 mile).—A provisional map of Northern Gharbîa has been published on this scale, pending the publication of the 1:10,000 sheets of this area. There are 91 sheets.

Scale 1:50,000 (2 cm. = 1 kilometre; 1·3 inches = 1 mile).—These maps are printed in three colours. Names are given in English, and as a rule in Arabic as well. This series is completed for the whole of the cultivated area of the Nile Valley and Delta. There are 164 sheets.

A second and revised edition is being published gradually; it will include the sheets of certain outlying areas such as Lake Menzala, Suez Canal, Wadi Natrun, etc., which, owing to lack of time or opportunity, have either not been published or published from defective data.

Scale 1:250,000 (1 cm. = 5 kilometres; 1 inch = 8 miles).—The preparation of the four sheets of this series, embracing the area of the Delta, is now being proceeded with. The two western sheets are printed in English only and the remaining two eastern sheets will be published by the end of the year (1912). Price, 100 milliemes per sheet.

Scale 1:1,000,000 (1 cm. = 10 kilometres; 1 inch = 16 miles).—The six sheets of this map, covering the whole of Egypt, have now been published. The names are in English. The price of each sheet is 50 and 65 milliemes for paper and cloth editions respectively, or the whole can be obtained mounted on cloth, varnished, and fitted with rollers for 550 milliemes.

Special Maps on Various Scales.

  • Map of Cairo and Environs (*), 1 sheet, scale 1:100,000. Price, 100 milliemes on ordinary paper or 150 mounted and folded for the use of tourists.
  • Map of the Delta (*) (†), 4 sheets, scale 1:200,000. Price, 75 milliemes per sheet, or the complete map mounted on cloth, varnished, and fitted with rollers, 700 milliemes.
  • Map of the Delta (†), 4 sheets, scale 1:200,000, showing telephone lines. Price as the one above.
  • Lower Egypt and the Fayûm, 1904 (latest edition) (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:500,000.
  • Lower Egypt, showing lines of communication (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:500,000.
  • Map of Menufîa mudiria (*), scale 1:50,000, in two sheets mounted together on cloth and fitted with rollers. Price, 850 milliemes.
  • Northern Gharbîa (*†), 1 sheet, scale 1:200,000.
  • Kharga Oasis (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:500,000.
  • Dakhla Oasis (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:500,000.
  • Baharia Oasis (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:500,000.
  • Farafra and Iddalia Oases (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:500,000.
  • Provisional map of the Eastern Desert of Egypt, East Qena-Aswân to Red Sea (†), 20 sheets, scale 1:100,000.
  • Provisional map of the Eastern Desert of Egypt, between Qus, Sayala, and Red Sea (†), 2 sheets, scale 1:500,000.
  • Provisional map of a part of the Eastern Desert Oilfield (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:100,000. Price, 100 milliemes on paper and 150 milliemes on cloth.
  • Provisional map of a part of the Eastern Desert Oilfield, showing registered prospecting areas (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:100,000. Price, 100 milliemes on paper and 150 milliemes on cloth.
  • Red Sea and Sinai Oilfield, showing registered prospecting areas (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:316,800. Price, 100 milliemes on paper and 150 milliemes on cloth.
  • Jemsa Oil Zone (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:75,000 and 1:250,000. Price, 50 milliemes.
  • Mersa Matruh chart (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:4,500.
  • Mersa Matruh topographical map (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:10,000.
  • Mersa Matruh and Ras Allam Rum (†), 2 sheets, scale 1:25,000.
  • Aqaba-Rafa, 1906 (*†), 3 sheets, scale 1:100,000.
  • Aqaba-Rafa, 1906 (*) (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:500,000 (paper, 25 milliemes; cloth, 40 milliemes).
  • The Nile Valley from Aswân to Sudan boundary (†), 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
  • Port d’Alexandrie (French), 3 sheets, scale 1:4,000.

ATLASES AND SCHOOL-MAPS.

The price of the school-maps, printed in colours, mounted on cloth, varnished, and fitted on rollers, is 700 milliemes per copy, except the Maps of the Mediterranean Basin and of the Ottoman Empire which are 500 milliemes per copy. The price of each part of the Atlas of the World, published separately, will be 200 milliemes.

Atlases (published in Arabic only).

1. Elementary Atlas of Egypt, price per copy 50 mills.

2. Atlas of the World, Part I „ „ 200 „

Contains the following maps: Egypt, the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Africa Political, Africa Physical, eight inset maps of Africa, Asia Political, Asia Physical, The Ottoman Empire and neighbouring countries, and Europe Political.

SCHOOL-MAPS.

TITLE. Scale. Language. Size.
metres.
1 Lower Egypt 1: 200,000 Arabic 1·90 × 1·78
2  „  „  1: 200,000 English 1·90 × 1·78
3 Orographical Map of the Nile Basin 1: 2,500,000 Arabic 1·35 × 1·75
4  „  „  „  „  1: 2,500,000 English 1·35 × 1·75
5 Political Map of Egypt 1: 750,000 „ 1·75 × 1·75
6  „  „  „  1: 750,000 Arabic 1·75 × 1·75
7 Political Map of Africa 1: 6,000,000 „ 1·75 × 1·85
8 Physical Map of Africa 1: 6,000,000 „ 1·75 × 1·85
9 Political Map of Asia 1: 6,000,000 „ 2·05 × 1·85
10 Physical Map of Asia 1: 6,000,000 „ 2·05 × 1·85
11 Map of Western Europe 1: 1,500,000 „ 2·25 × 1·85
12 Map of the Mediterranean Basin 1: 3,000,000 „ 1·80 × 1·20
13 Political Map of Europe 1: 3,000,000 „ 2·25 × 1·85
14 Physical Map of Europe 1: 3,000,000 „ 2·25 × 1·85
15 The World on Mercator’s Projection — „ 2·05 × 1·85
16 Western Hemisphere — „ 1·65 × 1·80
17 Eastern Hemisphere — „ 1·65 × 1·80
18 Physical Map of the British Isles 1: 750,000 „ 1·75 × 1·75
19 Political Map of North America 1: 6,000,000 „ 2·05 × 1·85
20 Physical Map of North America 1: 6,000,000 „ 2·05 × 1·85
21 Political Map of South America 1: 6,000,000 „ 2·05 × 1·85
22 Physical Map of South America 1: 6,000,000 „ 2·05 × 1·85
23 Political Map of Australia 1: 5,000,000 „ 2·05 × 1·85
24 Physical Map of the Basin of Pacific Ocean — „ 2·05 × 1·85
(This map shows the new Panama Canal and its relations to the Pacific ports).

The following Atlases and maps are in preparation, and will be published during 1913:—

Atlases (published in Arabic only).

1. The Atlas of the World, Part II, will be published in September 1913, and will contain the following maps: 4 inset maps of Asia, Europe Physical, North Central Africa showing the Basin of the Nile, Lower Egypt. The World on Mercator’s Projection, North America Political, North America Physical, South America Political, South America Physical.

2. The Atlas of the World, Part III, is in preparation and will be published in 1914.

SCHOOL-MAPS.

TITLE. Scale. Language. Size.
1 The Ottoman Empire and Neighbouring Countries 1: 5,000.000 Arabic 1·35 × 1·20

Geological Maps.

Geological map of Egypt, scale 1:1,000,000. English. Six sheets, 70 × 58 cm. Price, 100 milliemes per sheet. Complete map, mounted on cloth, varnished, and fitted with rollers, 850 milliemes.

Geological map of Egypt, scale 1:2,000,000. English. One sheet, 68½ × 67 cm. Price, 200 milliemes on paper, and 300 milliemes mounted on cloth and fitted with rollers.

A number of maps have been published in the various Geological reports. Further information may be obtained under the respective headings in the list of Geological Reports, pp. V and VI.

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.