‘Sketch Survey Karun River Muhammera to Ahwaz by Lieut. W. B. Huddleston, R.I.M. November 1899’
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/8, f 2
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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in Apr 1900. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Sketch map showing the course of the river Karun from Muhammera [Khorramshahr] to Ahwaz [Ahvāz], based on a survey undertaken by Lieutenant Willoughby Baynes Huddleston of the Royal Indian Marine in November 1899. The map indicates: the nature and course of the river; soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. , measured in fathoms; the height of banks, given in feet; plains; villages; and other features, such as tombs and mounds. A note below the title of the map states that bearings were taken with a prismatic compass A compass fitted with a sighting vane and magnifier to achieve additional accuracy. from the deck of the river steamer Malamir , at a time of year when the river was at its lowest annual point.
Other labels on the map: at the top, ‘No. 1’; at the bottom: ‘Exd C.J.A.’
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- 1 map
- Area map covers
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- Scale
- Scale approximately 1:667,878
- Scale designator
- Horizontal
- Orientation
- North
- Degree coordinates
- Top-left: 31° 25' 9.48" N, 48° 6' 12.96" E
Top-right: 31° 25' 9.48" N, 48° 46' 25.68" E
Bottom-left: 30° 21' 31.32" N, 48° 6' 12.96" E
Bottom-right: 30° 21' 31.32" N, 48° 46' 25.68" E - It is part of
- 154 imagesRef: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/8
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions: 406 x 244 mm, on sheet 486 x 302 mm.
Materials: Printed on paper.
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Map
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Archive reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/8, f 2
- Former external reference(s)
- Intelligence Branch, Topo. Dy. No. 2,818.
- Date(s)
- Apr 1900 (CE, Gregorian)
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- HydrologyRivers
- Places
- MuhammerahKarun RiverAhwaz
- People & organisations
- Willoughby Baynes Huddleston
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- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/8, f 2
- Title
- ‘Sketch Survey Karun River Muhammera to Ahwaz by Lieut. W. B. Huddleston, R.I.M. November 1899’
- Pages
- 2r:2v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence