1931 Arabia - HADHRAMAUT RECONNAISSANCE - Map - Wraps

Title: An Air Reconnaissance of the Hadhramaut. & Notes on the Hadhramaut.

Authors: R. A. Cochrane, W.H. Lee Warner
Publisher: London: Royal Geographical Society, 1931 Item is in ORIGINAL Condition, With Blue Wrappers - As Issued, Complete with all the Ads!

Notes & Condition: This issue contains two reports on a Hadhramaut reconnaissance mission, illustrated with striking air photographs and a folding map.

Fascinating descriptions of this isolated valley, bounded to the north and north-east by the 'Empty Quarter' or Rub'al Khali, then unexplored by any European. Features the Wadi Hadhrmaut, the coastal range of mountains, a continuation of the cliff wall which is a feature of the eastern part of the Aden Protectorate; the vast Akaba plateau; the Wadi Du'an, the most fertile tributary of the Hadhramaut; Shibam and the castles of the Hadhramaut, including that near Al Qatn; Hajarain; Tarim and Qabr Hud. Warner's proceeding notes supplement Cochrane's account providing a historical emphasis as well as discussion of the self-government of the people, the Hadrami Saiyids and their population divisions; water supply, agriculture and cultivation in Wadi Hadhramaut and Wadi Du'an.



20 pages, including photographic plates. Plus a large fold-out colour map measuring 8 inches x 14.5 inches. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition.

Hadhramaut is a region in southern Arabia, on the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea, occupying the southeastern part of Yemen. Historically, the name refers to the former Hadhramaut states, a collective term for the Quaiti and Kathiri sultanates. The chief port and city of the region is Mukalla. The Hadhramaut extends approximately 400 miles from east to west. It consists of a narrow, arid coastal plain, a broad plateau, a region of deeply sunk wadis (watercourses), and an escarpment fronting the desert. The sedentary population, the Hadranis, live in towns built along the wadis and harvest crops of wheat, corn, millet, dates, coconuts, and coffee. On the plateau the Bedouins raise sheep and goats. The Hadhramaut is called Hazarmaveth in the Bible.