'Mouth of the Euphrates, Shatt Al Arab and Bahmishir River'. September 1912 Edition
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Mouth of the Euphrates, Shatt Al Arab and Bahmishir River'. September 1912 Edition
- Creator:
- Cartographer: Malby & Sons
- Date:
- 1912/1912
- Description:
- Abstract: Chart 1235 (September 1912 Edition)Hydrographic chart of southern Mesopotamia covering the lower Shatt al Arab (the combined mouth of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers), the Bahmishir River [Rudkhaneh-ye Bahmanshir] (a secondary estuary of the Karun River [Rudkhaneh-ye Karun]) and the head of the Persian Gulf. Portrays hydrology, including depths by soundings and contours, sands and mud, vegetation, cultivation, railways, telegraph lines, settlements including significant buildings, and place names, and includes topographical notes and navigational aids, including buoys, lights and prominent buildings. Also shows an annotated sketch view, at an unspecified scale, of the mouth of the Shatt al Arab taken from the south.Includes insets of a northwards continuation of the Shatt al Arab to Al Basra [Al Basrah, Iraq] Anchorage, at scale approximately 1:95,000; the Karun River from Ahwaz, [Ahvaz, Iran] to its confluence with the Shatt al Arab at scale approximately 1:300,000; Adaban Anchorage at scale approximately 1:22,000; Muhammera [Khorramshahr, Iran] at scale approximately 1:17,000; and Al Basra Anchorage at scale approximately 1:15,000.The river entrances surveyed by lieutenants Walford Charles Taylor, Edmund Wilmot Danson and Edward Heath Dauglish, Royal Indian Marine under the direction of Commander Charles Steward Hickman, Royal Indian Marine, and Commander Frederic Henry Walter, Royal Navy, and the officers of Her Majesty's Ship Odin, 1911. Shatt al Arab and Khor Abdalla created by Commander Willoughby George Beauchamp, Royal Indian Marine, 1899 and 1906. Bahmishir River from a sketch survey by Lieutenant Gordon S Gunn, Royal Indian Marine, 1890. Engraved by Malby & Sons. Published at the Admiralty 1898, with new editions 1899, August 1900, November 1900, 1902, 1904, 1907, 1911, January 1912, September 1912 and small corrections.The sheet bears the stamps:'Not to be used for navigation. For reference purposes only' in red on the map face.The number '279.12' in black in the upper right margin.Physical description: Materials: Printed on paperDimensions: 914 x 676mm, on sheet 996 x 689mm
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Map
- Type (Narrower):
- Maps
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Geographic region:
- شط العرب
نهر بهمنشیر
بلاد الرافدين
الخليج العربي
المحمرة
الأهواز
نهر كارون
البصرة - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100138148069.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100138148069.0x000001_en
IOR/X/3828/1235/1912
IOR/X/3828/1235/1912