Description: " Until its ancient irrigation system was destroyed by the Tartars, Mesopotamia was one of the most fertile countries of the world. This diagram gives a birdÕs eye view of Sir Wm. WillcockÕs vast scheme for the restoration of the irrigation system, which will cost £ 15,000,000. The first section, the Hindia barrage, was completed by Sir John Jackson, Ltd. In December, 1913. " — Williams, 1915
Place Names: Iraq, Baghdad,
Ramadie,
Mosseyb,
Anah,
Feluja,
Samarr
ISO Topic Categories: inlandWaters,
society
Keywords: Mesopotamia, The Land of a Great Past and a Mighty Future, physical,
irrigation, physical features,
topographical, inlandWaters,
society, Unknown,1915
Source: Graeme Williams, ed., The World We Live In (London, England: Waverley Book Company, LTD, 1915) 13
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman. |
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