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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [221r] (446/498)
The record is made up of 1 volume (245 folios). It was created in 1942. 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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433
Route XIII—Section B— contd.
Miles
Classification. Inter- Total.
B.
1
1
181
Road narrows and runs along edge of
precipice 50' above river bed.
B.
1
1
182
Some springs on roadside.
B.
1
2
184
Defile still only 200 x broad.
A.
1
1
185
Defile finished and valley widens out
rapidly the hills receding on either side.
A.
1
1
186
Irish bridge.
A.
1
1
187
One mile right village ACHACHI (i00
houses). Road starts to climb over
shoulder of GHAFILAN KUH.
A.
1
i!
188|
Summit of a low pass is reached and road
drop to
A.
1
li
190
Brick bridge over river about \ mile
A. 1
A. 1
191
193
below junction of AQDUGHMISH,
KARANGU and SHAHRI CHAI.
Number of arches 23 with square stone
piers. Length of bridge 300 feet with 30'
roadway. Arches 18 feet high, 1 / long,
piers 12' thick. Height of roadway above
water 25 feet.
Extensive cultivation on left of road.
MIANEH P. O., T. O. Population about
5,000.
(i) Camping ground .—Near the T. O. East
of the town. The ground lying to the
west and south should be avoided as
there is too much cultivation—
entrances and exits, easy—cover from
air, nil—M. T. can park.
(ii) Water .—A stream coming out of the
ground 500 x from the T. O. There
are other springs and also the river—
perennial.
(iii) Fuel. —Plentiful.
(iv) Fodder. —Plentiful. The grazing is also
good.
(v) Supplies .—Sufficient for a brigade for
an indefinite period.
(vi) Petrol and od. —12,000 gallons—oil a
few tins.
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The volume details motor transport (‘M.T.’) routes in Persia [Iran]. The volume, which is numbered I, covers the main routes in Persia, and was produced by the General Staff, India. It was printed by M Abdul Hameed Khan, Manager of the Feroz Printing Works, Lahore, in 1942. An introduction (folio 3) states that the volume has been updated on the basis of reports received in the wake of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia in August 1941.
The volume comprises details of sixty-five routes, listed on the contents page, between various towns and cities in Persia. Details given for each route include:
- an overview (distance, number of stages, references to maps);
- a general report (classification of route, surface and grading, character of adjacent country, climatic effects, exceptional features, repair and supply facilities, water, fuel, fodder and grazing supplies);
- a detailed report (villages and other landmarks encountered, road classifications, distances).
A handwritten annotation on folio 5 (author unknown) states that ‘distances are somewhat overestimated throughout this report.’ The volume includes a map in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folio 246).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (245 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents list (f 4) and index (ff 240-245) reference the volume’s original pagination.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 247; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- ‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:245r, 247v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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