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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [100v] (205/498)
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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192
Route V—Section B— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total-
A.
1
4
476J
Summit, long undulating top—the descent
is very gradual and is broken by a short
stretch of uphill. The width of the
defile narrows to 100\
A.
1
2 i
479
Descent finished—road still commanded
from both sides.
A.
1
1
480
Road emerges from the hills into a dreary
plain.
A.
1
n
481|
MARQ—two ruined sarais.
(i) Camping ground .—Unlimited on either
side—sandy soil—entrances and exits
easy—M. T. can park on site—cover
from air, nil.
(ii) Water .—From a qanat on the left (not
reconnoitred).
No supplies of any kind.
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
The extensive cultivation on the banks of
the ZINDEH RUD is visible 3 to 4
miles distant on the right.
1| 4834 The road begins the long and very easy
ascent of the AZAR DARAR pass.
3f 487 Summit whence a magnificent view of the
city and its surroundings is obtained.
2| 489^ Police post, road to the Armenian suburb
of JULFA takes off to the left. The
aerodrome £ mile right.
If 491| Bridge of ALI VERDI KHAN over the
ZINDEH RUD 300 metres long. 12
metres broad,- built in the time of Shah
Abbas; it has three tiers and 33 arches.
| 492 Enter ISFAHAN by the Chahar Bagh
Avenue—ISFAHAN, the SAFAVI
capital of Iran is still one of its largest
cities.
Population including the suburb of JULFA
about 75,000. Headquarters of the
Governor’s province of ISFAHAN.
The aerodrome, see route report, is suitable
for all types aircraft in all seasons. The
altitude of ISFAHAN is 5,100' with
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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