Itineraires dans l’Arabie septentrionale = Surat bilad al-Arab al-shamaliyah / par Ch. Huber, charge d’une mission scientifique par le Ministre de l’instruction publique, 1879-1881 ; dessine par J. Hansen ; grave par Erhard. Itineraires dans l’Arabie septentrionale / par Ch. Huber, charge d’une mission scientifique par le Ministre de l’instruction publique, 1879-1881 ; dessine par J. Hansen ; grave par Erhard. Travel Routes of Northern Arabia

Relief shown by form lines. "Bulletin de la Societe de geographie. 3me trimestre, 1884." Insets: Vue de l’oasis de Kheiber -- Oasis de Kheiber. Scale 1:300,000 -- Oasis de el’Ala. Scale 1:500,000. Includes tables showing transliteration system and translations of geographic terms.

Shown here is a rough map of the Bedouin grazing routes in the Arabian Desert from Palmyra, Syria, in the north to Hijaz (in present-day Saudi Arabia) in the south. The map was published by the Société de Géographie (Geographical Society) of France in 1884. It provides little precise topographic detail, but significant features such as “basalt plateau” or “year-round water flow” are noted. Approximate boundaries of some tribal subdivisions of the widely dispersed Shammar confederation are shown with indication of their traditional pasturage. Also marked are oases and pre-Islamic sites. Inset maps give details of the oasis towns of Khaybar and Madaʼin Salih. Relief is shown by contour lines and spot elevation in meters, and scale is given in kilometers. An Arabic−French glossary of topographical terms and a key to transliteration of Arabic words are provided. French traveler Charles Huber (1837−84) explored this area in 1879−81 under a charge from the French minister of education, and a

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