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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [114r] (232/498)
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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219
Route VI—Section A.— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
B. 1 h 85|
C. 1 | 86 i
C. 1 2 88^
B. 1 4! 92f
C. 1 | 93|
C. 1 | 94
C. 1 £ 94£
C. 1 1 95£
C. 1 ! 96!
B. 1 i 96!
B. 1 li 98
Gorge bifurcates, road takes right hand
fork.
Road climbs out of gorge by an ascent of
4 mile and comes out on to a narrow
ledge.
Very steep and winding descent of 1 : 10
into nullah bed and even steeper ascent
(1: 6)—gendarmerie post on right-
entrance to TANG-I-ZAGH visible.
(On map GUDAR CHARG).
Road makes a detour to the right to effect
a crossing of the side nullah where it
is narrower—old road crosses nullah
straight ahead and rejoins in 400 x at foot
of a 50* ascent of 1: 6.
Rocky pinnacle shaped like a circular fort
on a green and purple coloured crag
marks the entrance to the TANG.
Entrance of TANG I-ZAGH (GUDAR
CHARG)—the greatest care is neces
sary on this extremely dangerous portion
of 2! miles.
Roadway 10—12' broad—SCO' precipice on
right—water in river bed below. No
parapet on outside.
Road narrows to 8" overhang on inside.
Overhang increases but road is widened at
the bend ; possible passing place for cars
but not lorries.
End of tang proper—though care still
required. Gendarmerie post on right.
Very steep drop to nullah bed of 40* in
length and 1 : 8—AB-I DIN—and ascent
—-J0\ 1 : 5 on far bank—impassable when
the tang is in spate.
Road crosses two irrigation channels.
AB-I-DIN—Tea house and Gendarmerie
post. (i)
(i) Camping ground. —On right of road—
space for a brigade — stony soil—
entrances and exits — the irrigation
channel will require bridging 3' wide
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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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