This book is a historical study of the survey and mapping system of Palestine under the British Mandate. It traces the background and the reasoning behind the establishment of the survey programme, examines the foundations upon which the system was based, and strives to understand the motivation of those who implemented it. This study shows that the roots of the modern survey system of Palestine are to be sought in the Balfour Declaration and its implications regarding land in Palestine. The land issue was at the core of the mapping of Mandatory Palestine, and it remains as a core issue at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
The Survey of Palestine Under the British Mandate, 1920-1948
Description
Table of Contents
Part 1: The Mapping of Palestine: Historical Background 1. The First Maps Based on Original Surveys 2. The Transitional Period - From the Land Problem Under the Military Administration to the Survey System of the Government of Palestine Part 2: The Survey System 3. Organizing the System 4. Geodetic and Cartographic Considerations Part 3: The Cadastral Survey 5. The Survey and Land Settlement Systems, 1920-1927 6. The Cadastral Maps 7. The Survey and Land Settlement Systems, 1928-1948 Part 4: The Topographic Map 8. The Topographic Map - A National Monument 9. The Topographic Map - Layout, Structure, Sources Part 5: The Map of Mandate Palestine 10. The Map of Palestine and the Imperial Cartographic System
Author Description
Dov Gavish is Director of the Ariel Photographs Archives, and also lectures in the Department of Geography, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His previous publications include 50 Years of Mapping Israel, 1948-1999, Salt of the Earth: From the Palestine Potash to the Dead Sea Works and Land and Map: The Survey of Palestine, 1920-1948.