Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem
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The Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem of 1864–65 was the first scientific mapping of Jerusalem, and the first Ordnance Survey to take place outside the United Kingdom. It was undertaken by Charles William
Front page of the Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem, illustrated with the Chain Gate fountain. See full pdf of the Ordnance Survey here
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Major-General Sir Charles William Wilson was a British Army officer, geographer and archaeologist.
Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem
…of 1864–65 was the first scientific mapping of Jerusalem, and the first Ordnance Survey to take place outside the United Kingdom. It was undertaken by Charles William Wilson, a 28-year-old officer in the Royal Engineers corps of the British Army, under the authority of Sir Henry James, as Superintendent of the Ordnance…
Portrait of Sir Charles William Wilson
Charles Wilson, sometime between 1858 and 1861