'Karun River: Note by Sir O St John'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Karun River: Note by Sir O St John'
- Creator:
- Author: Oliver Beauchamp Coventry St John
- Date:
- 1882/1882
- Description:
- Abstract: The memorandum — written by Sir Oliver Beauchamp Coventry St John — offers a differing opinion to that offered by Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson (see IOR/L/PS/18/C35) and Walter Baring (see IOR/L/PS/18/C36) on the Karun [Kārūn] River project. It argues that both have overestimated the difficultly in overcoming the natural obstruction at Ahwaz [Ahvāz], which would open the upper river to light steamers. It also argues against funding the construction of carriage roads in Persia in favour of light railways and mule roads.Included in the memorandum are two tables showing the height of various ascents along both the Shuster [Shūshtar]-Isfahan [Eşfahān] and the Bushire-Shiraz routes.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at f 138 and terminates at f 139, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- River navigation
- Geographic region:
- Karun River
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000074_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x000074_en
IOR/L/PS/18/C37
IOR/L/PS/18/C37