Black and white photographs, showing panoramic views of the port at Basrah [Basra]. The upper photograph shows storage areas and piles of crates, with the river and port side in the background. The lower photograph shows construction activity on the bank of the river, alongside which runs a rail...
Black and white photographs, showing various views of the port of Basrah [Basra]. The upper photograph is a view of the port from the river, with a steamer moored alongside the riverbank. Three further photographs show activity in and around the port and its slipways.
Black and white photograph of the Amarah Bridge [Al ‘Amārah], seen in the background, with the foreground dominated by the Tigris river. A riverbank, lined with two-storey houses, is seen on the right edge of the photograph.
Black and white photograph of the banks of the river Tigris. On the right-hand side of the photograph, on the riverbank closest to the camera, various buildings stand amongst palm trees and other vegetation, with a slipway leading down to the water.
The map shows Basra, Magil [Al Ma‘qil], and the surrounding area. Key geographical features, specifically the Shatt Al-Arab and its creeks, are indicated in black ink. Also shown in black ink are: villages, buildings, railway lines, and numerous other facilities, most labelled with text (P. of W...
‘Sheet No. 1 Canal and Communication Map of Mesopotamia’
Scope & Content:
The map shows: existing canals and river systems, marked with blue lines; new canals, or the extensions to existing canals, marked with dashed blue lines; the direction of flow of rivers, indicated by small black arrows; district boundaries, marked with thick red dashed lines, and the names of e...
