Janus: John Hawkshaw: Navigation Report to the Egyptian Government

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John Hawkshaw: Navigation Report to the Egyptian Government

Title	John Hawkshaw: Navigation Report to the Egyptian Government
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.6231
Creator	Hawkshaw, John
Covering Dates	1865
Extent and Medium	1 volume
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

Content and context

John Hawkshaw, F.R.S, was contacted towards the end of 1864 by Mr Larking, the London agent of the Egyptian government, to seek his advice regarding means of improving navigation in the passage of the Nile through the first cataract situated above the town of Aswan, Upper Egypt. Hawkshaw sent a party to survey the area in order to allow him to formulate a plan for the Egyptian government. The John Hawkshaw in question is possibly the civil engineer who lived 1811-1891.

Concerns the first cataract on the Nile, with four coloured plans.

Presented by T. Jesson, 1920.

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Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, John Hawkshaw: Navigation Report to the Egyptian Government, MS Add.6231

Index Terms

Hawkshaw, Sir John (1811-1891) Knight, civil engineer

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