Tent Work in Palestine: A Record of Discovery and Adventure

The following book is an extensive account of the first survey of Palestine's geography, as written by someone who was part of the Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF)—Claude Reignier Conder. The results of the survey published are as follows: First, a map in twenty-six sheets to the scale of one inch to the statute mile. Secondly, a reduced map engraved on copper to the scale of 660 yards to the inch. The one-inch sheets are each accompanied by a memoir containing all the information collected by the Survey Party. Section A gives a geographical and topographical account of the country included in the sheet. Section B is an archæological description of the ruined sites. Section C includes the ethnographical notes and the local traditions of the district.