The map shows the area around the frontier between Iraq and Syria. It includes a green line showing the frontier suggested by the Commission of Enquiry set up by the Council of the League of Nations to examine the frontier between Iraq and Syria. The map includes a key (in French) indicating vari...
‘Diagrams of fluctuations of R. Karun at Lynch’s Wharf below rapids for years 1894-1906 inclusive from records in steamer log books’
Scope & Content:
The chart is labelled plan no. 1 and marked confidential. A note underneath the title of the chart states ‘those records made at varying intervals shown here by vertical lines above, on or below a so called L.W.M. [low water mark] which is 8 feet below an VIII mark on south buttress wall of Lync...
‘Contoured Plan of Ground on left bank of River Karun showing alignments of proposed Main Canal & Distributaries’
Scope & Content:
The map is labelled ‘Plan No 2’ and marked confidential. Aside from contours and measurements, it shows: the Karun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] and its tributaries; settlements, including Ahwaz [Ahvāz]; the Persian telegraph line. A note on the plan states that it references paragraphs 58-72 of the accomp...
‘Contoured Plan of Ground on right bank of River Karun’
Scope & Content:
The map is labelled ‘Plan No 3’ and marked confidential. Aside from contours and measurements, it shows: the Karun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] and its tributaries; settlements, including Ahwaz [Ahvāz]; the Persian telegraph line; some indication of topography. A note on the plan states that it references...
‘Plan of Ahwaz Rapids. River Karen at Ordinary Low Water Level (O.L.W.)’
Scope & Content:
The map is labelled ‘Plan No 4’ and marked confidential. The map indicates: rocks; sand and silt banks; water levels and contours; the walls of Ahwaz [Ahvāz]; Bandar Nasiri; buildings and premises including those belonging to Lynch Brothers (with wharf), the customs house, the Russian consulate,...
‘Ahwaz rapids. Longl. Section of main line of rocks’
Scope & Content:
The plan is labelled ‘Plan No 5’ and marked confidential. It shows longitudinal sections of the rapids of the river Karun [Rūd-e Kārūn] at Ahwaz [Ahvāz]. The horizontal scale is marked as 1:2500. The vertical scale is marked as 1:100.
‘Ahwaz rapids. Cross sections of main line of rocks’
Scope & Content:
The plan is labelled ‘Plan No 6’ and marked confidential. It shows cross sections of rocks in the river Karun [Rūd-e Kārūn] at Ahwaz [Ahvāz]. The horizontal scale is marked as 1:1000. The vertical scale is marked as 1:100.
‘Ahwaz rapids. Cross sections of main line of rocks’
Scope & Content:
The plan is labelled ‘Plan No 7’ and marked confidential. It shows cross sections of rocks in the river Karun [Rūd-e Kārūn] at Ahwaz [Ahvāz]. The horizontal scale is marked as 1:1000, with the exception of section 2627, which is 1:500. The vertical scale is marked as 1:100.
‘Ahwaz rapids. Longl. Section of line of rocks below main line of rocks’
Scope & Content:
The plan is labelled ‘Plan No 8’ and marked confidential. It shows longitudinal sections of the rapids of the river Karun [Rūd-e Kārūn] at Ahwaz [Ahvāz]. The horizontal scale is marked as 1:1000. The vertical scale is marked as 1:100.
