Unità archivistica GB-PEF/DA/SCHICK2-15 - Letters to Captain C.W. Wilson, Royal Engineers

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• 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.