File 1702/1910 Pt 1 'Railways: Persia; Khoremabad-Dizful-Mohammerah Railway' [399v] (546/546)
The record is made up of 1 item (274 folios). It was created in 1910-1911. 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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This items includes letters, reports and memoranda on the construction of railways in South Persia. It includes a survey by Lieutenant Arnold T Wilson of the Mohammerah - Khoremabad railway and discusses the attitude of the Shaikh of Mohammerah towards railway construction.
This file includes three maps, as follows -
- 'PART OF LURISTAN & 'ARABISTAN S.W. PERSIA.', 1911, which shows a region of south-western Persia, indicating the movements of Lieutenant A.T. Wilson from April to June 1911, and the proposed route of a railway line. The map also indicates hydrology and settlements, with brief descriptions of topography and vegetation, and with some indication of relief. A short note beneath the title describes the map compilation methodology, and a further note describes the migration habits of local nomadic tribes. The map bears the printing statement: 'S[imla].D[rawing].O[ffice]. Topo. Dy. No. 119. Exd. C.J.A., Sept. 1911.';
- 'SKETCH MAP OF ARABISTAN', 1911, which shows a region of south-western Persia, indicating proposed routes of railway lines, hydrology, settlements, roads and administrative boundaries. The map also indicates limits of river navigation and the locations of customs houses;
- 'Map of Mohammerah', 1911, which shows the town of Mohammerah in south-western Persia, indicating the proposed locations of a railway station and a railway line. The map also indicates local regions, hydrology and buildings, with a numbered table identifying major buildings
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- File 1702/1910 Pt 1 'Railways: Persia; Khoremabad-Dizful-Mohammerah Railway'
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- 127r:399v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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