Palestine Exploration Fund
Held by Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF)
Reference | GB-PEF/DA/SCHICK2-15 |
Title | Letters to Captain C.W. Wilson, Royal Engineers |
Dates | 1871-1875 |
Dates Start | 1871 |
Dates End | 1871 |
Level of description | File |
Extend and medium | 14 items |
Repository | Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) |
Name of creator(s) | Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) |
Description | - N° 2. Letter from December 15, 1871. Schick, Jerusalem, to Capt. C.W. Wilson, Royal Engineers: Expresses willingness to co-operate with PEF; reports on discoveries made whilst digging for water and describes the aqueduct; describes his model of the rock contours. - N° 3. Letter from January 7, 1872. Schick, Jerusalem, to Wilson: Reports on the excavations outside of Jerusalem; hopes to construct for the Turkish Government a model of the Haram. - N° 4. Letter from October 31, 1872. Schick, Jerusalem, to Wilson: Regrets that his commission to make a model of the Haram es Sherif will not enable him to do any excavations there; describes the model he has made of Jerusalem’s topography and offers it to the PEF. - N° 5. Letter from February 18, 1872. Schick, Jerusalem, to Wilson: Discusses an underground passage near Aksa pointed out by Wilson; progress of the Muristan excavations and those of the aqueduct at Bezetha; reports on explorations in the Haram area. - N° 6. Letter from April 12, 1872. Schick, Jerusalem, to Wilson: Reports on the explorations in the Haram. - N° 7. Letter from June 16, 1872. Schick, Jerusalem, to Wilson: Is to send to PEF his topographical model of Jerusalem and explains its detail, enclosed invoice (2 duplications numbered 7.01 and 7.02). - N° 8. Letter from June 20, 1873. Schick, Jerusalem, to Wilson: Reports on his excavation of the aqueduct near Jerusalem, and his attempts to trace its continuation. - N° 9. Letter from August 29, 1873. Schick, Trieste, to Wilson: Arrangements for the PEF to purchase two of his models, shown at the Vienna Exhibition. - N° 10. Letter from January 8, 1874. Schick, Jerusalem, to Wilson: Understands that the PEF has received the model of Jerusalem and asks for payment; reports on various excavations. - N° 11. Letter from April 23, 1874. Schick, Jerusalem, to Wilson: Encloses sketch of the feet of the pillars of the Dome of the Rock; failure of attempt by Maudslay to repair the Birket Israel; sale to Basie of two models, ex-Vienna (2 duplications numbered 11.01 and 11.02). - N° 12. Letter from August 23, 1874. Schick, Jerusalem, to Wilson: Discusses preparation of plan of the southern half of the Muristan; fresh examination of the passage under the Dome of the Rock. - N° 13. Letter from February 26, 1874. Schick, Jerusalem, to Wilson: His plan of the rock levels of Jerusalem disagrees in some respects with Conder’s; news of various excavations. - N° 14. Letter from February 26, 1875. Schick, Jerusalem, to [Wilson]: Comments on his revised plan of Jerusalem. - N° 15. Letter from December 31, 1875. Schick, Jerusalem, to Wilson : Discusses exploration of the Haram cisterns. |
Sources | http://www.archives.openjerusalem.org/index.php/letters-to-captain-c-w-wilson-royal-engineers |
Reference | GB-PEF |
Title | Palestine Exploration Fund |
Covering dates | 1849-1918 |
Dates Start | 1849 |
Dates End | 1918 |
Level of description | Fonds |
Extend and medium | 567 selected and described items |
Repository | Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) |
Name of creator(s) | Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) |
Conditions governing access | Subject to the authorization of Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) |
Rules or conventions | International standard for archival description, General, etc. |
Date of the catalogue | Catalogue prepared on June 2017 |
Archivist's notes | Inventory of a range of items from the Archives of the Palestine Exploration Fund (1849-1918), held by the Palestine Exploration Fund (London), made by Felicity Cobbling [and others?], 2017. |
Sources | http://www.archives.openjerusalem.org/index.php/palestine-exploration-fund?sf_culture=en |