Trigonometrical survey of a part of Mesopotamia, from Sheriat el Beytha (on the Tigris) to Tel Ibrahim [cartographic material] : to accompany the paper by Lieut. J.B. Bewsher / [engraved by] Edwd. Weller.

Author
Bewsher, J. B., Lieutenant, fl. 1867 [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society by John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1867.
Description
  • (E 43°53'20"--E 44°47'58"/N 33°27'50"--N 32°41'24").
  • 1 map : b&w ; 32 X 26 cm.

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  • Location note
  • Map is accompanied by a book. To locate volume, search call number: G7 .J687 v.37 1867.

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    Notes
    • Relief shown by hachures.
    • Ancient supposed navigable canals, unused irrigants or branch canals, and canals in actual use are shown. Ruins converted by time into Tels or mounds are located.
    • Soil conditions and agricultural land use shown by shading.
    • Includes ancillary map: Sketch map: showing supposed positions of some places of historical interest, [scale ca. 1:1,229,000].
    • From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 37, (1867), p. 160-82; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.37 1867
    With
    Issued to accompany article: On part of Mesopotamia contained between Sheriat-edl-Beytha, on the Tigris, and Tel Ibrahim / by Lieutenant J. B. Bewsher, Surveyor in Mesopotamia. Read before the Royal Geographical Society, April 8, 1867.
    Other format(s)
    • Available also online through the Princeton University Libraries, Digital Map & Geographic Data Web site.
    • Online version of map and companion article available also through the JSTOR Web site. Access limited to subscribing member institutions only.
    In
    Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. v.37 (1987), p. 160-82,facing page 160. London : John Murray
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