The map shows soundings and some buildings on shore at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]. It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June 1917.
The map shows soundings and a proposed dredged channel, but no land features. The co-ordinates are approximate. It is referred to in George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June 1917.
The map shows soundings and proposed new port works for Basra. The survey was conducted by Captain O’Brien and Lieutenant Kilford under the direction of Brigadier-General Sir George Buchanan. It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June...
The map shows soundings, contours and the correct position of channel buoys in April 1911. The co-ordinates are approximate. It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June 1917.
The map shows soundings and a proposed half tide training wall. It is reduced from the survey by Lieutenants Melhuish and Milne-Henderson (July to October 1916), with a resurvey of the outer bar by Lieutenants Maundrell and Sanderson (April 1917). It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the con...
‘PERSIAN GULF APPROACHES TO SHATT-AL-ARAB AND BAHMISHIR RIVERS NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1890’
Scope & Content:
The map shows soundings, contours, mud banks, buoys, settlements, and comments on the type of ground. The co-ordinates are approximate. It is referred to in George Buchanan’s report of 20 June 1917.
‘PLAN showing Principal Ports in Persian Gulf with Town & Trade Routes served by each’
Scope & Content:
The map shows railways, political borders, towns, population sizes, and British and Russian spheres of influence. It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June 1917.
‘MOUTH OF THE SHATT AL ARAB RIVER Plan showing existing & proposed lighted buoys’
Scope & Content:
The map shows details of the mouth of the Shatt al Arab, including Fao [Faw], forts on land, settlements, and a line of proposed and actual buoys in the bay. It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June 1917.
‘Shatt al Arab Longitudinal section of channel from Fao to beyond Outer Bar in 1890, 1911 & 1916 respectively’
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The vertical scale is 1:24. The map shows the height of the river bed of the Shatt al Arab from Fao [Al-Faw] to 18 miles below Fao, at the edge of the outer bar where the channel drops into the Persian Gulf. It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-...
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 37. PART II. (From 16th to 31st August 1917).’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 16 and 31 August 1917. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers...
