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1923 Holt Map of Jordan and Syria and Parts of Iraq, and Israel / Palestine
TransJordanSyria-holt-1923A. L. Holt (1896 - 1971) was a British explorer and military officer. As a member of the Royal Engineers in the 1920s, Holt led several motorized expeditions through the Arabian deserts. For these exploits, the first to utilize large convoys of motor cars on long desert journeys, Holt selected Ford cars. Holt also surveyed and proposed a route for a trans-Arabian railway using Fords, which covered 350 miles. Unfortunately for Holt, the railway was never constructed. Learn More...
Royal Geographical Society (fl. 1830 - present) is a British Society established in 1830 to promote geographical science and exploration. Originally titled the "Geographical Society of London", the RGS received its royal charter from Queen Victoria in 1859 shortly after absorbing several similar but more regional societies including the African Association, the Raleigh Club and the Palestine Association. The RGS sponsored many of the most important and exciting voyages of exploration ever undertaken, including the exploration of Charles Darwin, David Livingstone, Robert Falcon Scott, Richard F. Burton, John Speke, George Hayward, H. M Stanley, Ernest Shackleton and Sir Edmond Hillary. Today, the RGS remains a leading global sponsor of geographical and scientific studies. The Society is based in Lowther Lodge, South Kensington, London. Learn More...
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