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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [19v] (43/498)
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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30
Route I—Section C— contd.
Miles.
Classification.
Inter. Total
B.
1
1
343
Valley narrows to a gorge 50 x wide.
B.
1
3|
346f
Completely blind corner.
B
I
*
347|
Valley narrows to 50* for 200 .
B.
1
2i
349f
Road carried along red clay, cliff 5'—15'
above stream’s bed.
B.
t
i
350*
NAJAFABAD.—20 houses between road
and river. The road now leaves the
river a short distance away and climbs
a low intervening shoulder whence it
descends gently for 1 mile.
B.
1
2k
352f
AB-I-GARM. -300 houses—gendarmerie
post—natural hot sulphur springs on
roadside on left.
(i) Camping ground .—Before reaching vil
lage on right—unlimited space—gravel
surface—entrances and exits easy
M. T. can park on site—cover from
air, nil.
(ii) loafer.—From a spring on the left of
the road—the river is strongly saline
and impregnated with sulphur.
The bridge is cracked slightly but con
tinues to take heavy M. T. up to 15
tons laden weight. A new bridge is
under construction to the east; as
vet only the piers and southern ramp
have been constructed and all work
has ceased (Sept. 1941).
(iii) Fuel .—There is a fair amount of
brushwood.
(iv) Fodder. —Scarce.
(v) Supplies. —Scarce.
(vi) Petrol and oil—50 gallons (irregular
supply).
(vii) Special sanitary measures. —Nil.
(viii) Collection of 5 upp/ie 5 —Impractical.
Road crosses KHAR RUD by a
masonry bridge of three arches, 40
long, 15' roadway, 15' above normal
water level.
River fordable at bridge site except in
spring when 2'—2^' of water may be
found. After crossing river the road
runs along the left bank for 5 mileg.
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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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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