Sketch of Shústar [Shūshtar] showing the Karun river, canals, fort and citadel, bridges (including the Band-i-Kaisar [Band-e Kaisar]), and areas cultivated with poppies. The arrows on the sketch indicate the direction of downward slopes.
‘Sketch of the Kárún River at Ahwaz showing the obstruction to the navigation, &c.’
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Sketch map of the Karun River at Ahwáz [Ahvāz], showing obstructions to the river’s navigation, produced by Captain Henry Lake Wells of the Royal Engineers, in December 1881, with additions made by Major Mark Sever Bell of the Royal Engineers, on 28 March 1884. The map, with accompanying key, in...
