Abstract: Sketch map showing the course of the river Karun from Muhammera [Khorramshahr] to Ahwaz [Ahvāz], based on a survey undertaken by Lieutenant Willoughby Baynes Huddleston of the Royal Indian Marine in November 1899. The map indicates: the nature and course of the river; soundings, measured in fathoms; the height of banks, given in feet; plains; villages; and other features, such as tombs and mounds. A note below the title of the map states that bearings were taken with a prismatic compass from the deck of the river steamer
Malamir, at a time of year when the river was at its lowest annual point.Other labels on the map: at the top, ‘No. 1’; at the bottom: ‘Exd C.J.A.’Physical description: Dimensions: 406 x 244 mm, on sheet 486 x 302 mm.Materials: Printed on paper.