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'Report on the Development of Mesopotamia with Special Reference to the Regeneration of the River Systems' [‎back] (50/50)

The record is made up of 1 volume (23 folios). It was created in 1917. 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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The volume is Sir George Buchanan KCIE: Report on the Development of Mesopotamia with Special Reference to the Regeneration of the River Systems (Simla: Government Monotype Press, 1917).

The report contains preliminary remarks, and sections on:

  • Mesopotamia as it was;
  • Mesopotamia as it is;
  • Reasons for the deterioration of the country since ancient times;
  • Description of the Tigris and Euphrates as they appear today;
  • Sir William Willcocks's Irrigation Projects;
  • Suggestions for river regeneration;
  • Agriculture in Mesopotamia;
  • Navigation on the Tigris and Euphrates;
  • Conclusions and recommendations.

The report is accompanied by seven illustrations consisting of photographs of the River Tigris at various points (folios 16-18); and five maps illustrating the courses, delta and country surrounding the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates, and proposed irrigation works (folios 20-24).

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1 volume (23 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 25 on the pocket attached to the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Folios 20-24 (maps) are contained within the pocket (folio 25) and need to be folded out in order to be examined.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence, numbered 2-21 (folios 4-14).

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