"بعثة لإجراء عملية مسح لنهري دجلة والفرات، تم تنفيذها بأمر من الحكومة البريطانية، في السنوات ١٨٣٥، ١٨٣٦، ١٨٣٧؛ تسبقها إشعارات جغرافية وتاريخية للمناطق الواقعة بين نهري النيل والسند. في أربعة مجلّدات. مع أربع عشرة خريطة ورسمًا، ومزينة بثلاث عشرة لوحة، بالإضافة للعديد من الرسومات بالحفر على الخشب. المجلّد الأول." [‎٢‎١] (٩٠٥/٣٢)

CONTENTS TO VOL. I.
CHAPTER I.
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Nature of the Work stated.—Sources of the four greatest Rivers of Western Asia.—The
commercial importance of those Rivers.—The Kizil-Irmak, or Halys—Its springs,
course, and affluents.—Ancient geography of the River.—The country about the
Halys.—The Aras, or Araxes—Its springs, course, and tributaries.—Ancient name of
the Araxes.—River Kur, or Cyrus—Its springs, course, and tributaries.—River Jorak,
or Acampsis.
CHAPTER II.
[Page 13 to 39.]
GENERAL COURSE OF THE TIGRIS.
The two Sources of the River.—The Town of Diyar Bekr described.—Junction of the two
Branches near 'Osman Keiu.—The Biths Chai and Sert fall into the Diyar Bekr
branch near Til.—Brief description of Mosul and Nineveh.—The dykes of Nimrud
and Ismael.—Ruins of Samarrah.—The Median Wall described.—State of the Tigris
from Mosul to Baghdad.—The Diyalah River described.—Bifurcation of the Tigris at
Kut el 'amarah.—Probable Bed of the Chaldean Lake.
CHAPTER III.
[Page 40 to 62.]
GENERAL COURSE OF THE EUPHRATES.
The two Sources of the Euphrates in Armenia.—Chasms at Kemakh and Pash-tash.—
The Euphrates joined by the Murad Chai.—Town and Castle of Bir.—Difference of
level between the Euphrates at Bir and the Mediterranean.—The deserted towns of
Zelebi.—The Khabur enters the Euphrates.—Course of the River to Werdi.—Bend of
the Euphrates near Haditha.—The Canal of Saklawfyah joins the Euphrates and
Tigris.—State of the Euphrates at Hillah.—Town of Lamlum.—Mouth of the
Euphrates.
VOL. I. C