"سرد لإقامة في كردستان وفي موقع نينوى القديمة؛ مع مذكرات رحلة إلى بغداد عبر نهر دجلة ووصف زيارة إلى شيراز وبرسبوليس." [‎٤‎١‎٠] (٤٥٠/٤٤٥)

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DIRECT DISTANCES.
[APP. IX.
I observe that the direct distance by water is nearly the
same as that by land, at least, at the season when i came
down from Mousul, which was in April, when the river was
nearly at its height; that is to say, that the rapidity of the
current in general compensates for the windings of the river,
in reducing the distance floated or travelled to geographical
construction. Adopting the same proportion as that used
from Mousul to Keshaf, I have the following distances from
the principal points :—
is. Direct distance.
Keshaf to Geographical
Sultan Abdallah
4*4
Toprall Kalaa and Hamreen
36-7
Mouth of the lesser Zab
13*0
El Fat'hha . . •
9*6
Tekreet . . .
18*2
Imaum Mahommed Door
5*4
Samara ....
11*1
Sindia ....
30*4
Howeish . . . .
14*6
143*4
Additional distance from Mou-
sul to Keshaf
. 24*1
Total
167*5
Ascertained distance from How
eish to Bagdad by the river
21*0
Called by land seven
hours, going first to
Hope and thence
to bindia.
23*4 (supposed)
Distance from Mousul to Bag-
dad by the river . . . 188*5
Distance from Mousul to Bag
dad, calculated correctly by the
land journey . . . 189*3
THE END.