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Reference - SLS/D3/2/1

Extent - 84 pages and 22 photographs

Calm Format - Document

Scope

'Material pertaining to Christian sites in Tripolitania. The file includes manuscript notes and sketches, plans, articles, and photographs pertaining to Christian sites in Tripolitania including Gasr el-Maamura (near Marconi), Ghirza, Lepcis Magna, Msufiin (Henscir Taglissi), Sabratha and Tripoli. The file includes: manuscript letter from Gareth [Slater, London, to J.B. Ward Perkins relating to the reconstruction of the Basilica at Lepcis Magna (22 February 1962, 25 pages and 11 photographs); extract from letter from H.W. Hilliard to J.B. Ward Perkins; extracts from H. Barth, \'Reisen und Entdeckungen in Nord - und Central Africa in den Jahren 1849 bis 1855, Gotha, 1859; \'Notes for Contributors and Abbreviations, American Journal of Archaeology, Volume 74, Number 1, (January 1970); extracts from The Illustrated London News, \'Lost In The Sands Of Time: Leptis Magna - Ground And Air Views,\' \'The Prehistoric Animal Artists Of A Fertile Sahara: Newly Discovered Rock Carvings From The "Red Desert" Of Southern Tripolitania,\' \'Where Archaeology And Military Training Go Hand In Hand: Roman "Home Guard" Outposts In Tripolitania.\' \'Archaeology And Military Government: Recent Discoveries In Tripolitania\', (10 January 1925 - 26 June 1954, 12 pages).'

Notes - Catalogued, Access by appointment. Letter of introduction required.

Former Reference - D3/2/1; Reference - SLS/D3/2/1;