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• Twilight on the Tigris, near Amara

  (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

  image: a view along the Tigris River near Amara at twilight, with a local boat moored on the right bank and a paddle steamer on the water in the distance.

• A Marsh Arabs' Village in the Narrows, Tigris

  (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

  image: a view of a group of local traditional buildings in a desert landscape

• A Steamer and Barges on the Tigris

  (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

  image: a view from immediately behind a steamer, flanked by barges on either side, moving along the Tigris river. Another steamer appears to be further along the river, having sailed around a bend in the river.

• Basra: The Venice of the East

  (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

  image: a local Marsh Arab boat sails along a picturesque stretch of the Tigris River at Basra. Palm trees and lush vegetation grow on the right bank, whilst there are a series of squat, square buildings on the left bank, with other local boats moored...

• A Marsh Arabs' Bellam under Sail: Tigris

  (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

  image: a sketch of a local sailing boat under sail, with the outline of a river bank in the background.

• 'Tied Up' Steamers and Lighters waiting for Down-river Craft to pass in the Narrows, Tigris

  (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

  image: sketch of a river paddle steamer and other small craft, moored side-by-side on a bank of the Tigris River, with local huts adjacent to the right.

• The Tigris at Amara : a marsh Arabs' 'Bellam' under sail

  (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

  image: a local bellam boat with a large sail moves along the wide river Tigris at Amara, with a fort on the far river bank.

• A 'Gufar' loaded with Water-melons : the cauldron-like 'gufar' of Baghdad, probably the oldest vessel in the world, is a boat indigenous to the Tigris

  (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

  image: a local man in a circular local boat approaches the side of a waterway. On the bank sits another local man; behind is a high wall pierced by a wide gateway, beyond which is a large tree and vegetation

• Ezra's Tomb: A Blue-Domed Shrine on the Tigris

  (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

  image: a view looking out to a blue-domed building built on an palm-fringed island in the river Tigris. There is an outline of the island reflected in the river, and a group of trees further off in the distance.

• Ali Shargia, Tigris : "HMS MANTIS"

  (art) Made by: Maxwell, Donald

  image: a view of a riverbank of the Tigris river, with a small settlement of reed huts near some trees and with some local boats moored by the bank. Further back, HMS Mantis steams along the river, with another large ship in progress on the far right.