'A handbook of Turkey in Europe (London: Intelligence Division, Admiralty; 1917)' [‎145v] (295/348)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (170 folios). It was created in 1917. 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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270 ROADS AND TRACKS—ROUTES 24 , 25 a.
miles
8
13f
21
mile 48J), 2 J miles from Hassan Chiftlik, and joins
(i) at Kurfo. This is the better of the two tracks.
Kurfo.
Track leaves the stream and ascends. General
direction WNW.
Track crosses to N. bank of the Kafir Dere.
Track crosses to W. bank of affluent of the Rezvaya.
Demirje Chiftlik.
Tsiknigori, alt. 1,148 ft. Track crosses to W. bank
of affluent of the Rezvaya. From this point numerous
tracks run NW. to Malko Tirnovo.
22
25i
25-|-
28£
311-
Track turns SW.'
Track turns NW.
Kamilakoi. Track now runs close to the Rezvaya,
which is at this point the frontier between Turkey and
Bulgaria.
Track crosses to W. bank of the Pirogu Su.
Track crosses to N. bank of the Deliva (which is the
Rezvaya under another name), and enters Bulgarian
j territory. It now becomes a road and runs NNW.
Malko Tirnovo.
ROUTE 25 a
ADRIANOPLE—YAMBOLI, 63f miles
This route is a poor road up the Tunja Valley. It improves
between Kizil Agach and Yamboli. The Bulgarians are
reported to have improved all that part of the road lying
within their own frontier. Between Adrianople and Vakav
there is an alternative cart-track, keeping W. of the main road,
miles
0 Adrianople. Starting from the Ottoman Bank,
the road runs N. for ! mile, passing the Post Office on
| the W. side of the street.

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Copy of 'A handbook of Turkey in Europe, prepared on behalf of the Admiralty , Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Division, January 1917.'

The volume contains thirteen photographic plates (folios 99-106) and a map (folio 171).

Contents (folio 6):

Section I

I. Boundaries and Physical Features, p 9 (f 7);
II. Climate, p 27 (f 16);
III. Modern History, p 34 (f 19v);
IV. Ethnology and Languages, p 49 (f 27);
V. Religions, p 66 (f 35v);
VI. Government and Administration, p 96 (f 50v);
VII. Turkish Social Life, p 114 (f 59v);
VIII. Economic Geography and Finance, p 142 (f 73v);
IX. Chief Towns, p 166 (f 85v);
X. Money, Weights and Measures, the Calendar, p 185 (f 95).

Section II. Itineraries.

Roads, p 193(f 107);
Railways, p 276 (f 148v).

Index, p 307 (f 164).

Extent and format

1 volume (170 folios)

Arrangement

The volume contains a table of contents at folio 6, and an index at folios 164-170.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 172; 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. An original pagination sequence is present in parallel between ff 7-170.

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English in Latin script

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Title: 'A handbook of Turkey in Europe (London: Intelligence Division, Admiralty; 1917)'
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:98v, 107r:170v, back-i
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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