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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [115v] (235/498)
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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222
Route VI—Section A— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
B. 1 i
C. 1 |
C. 1 £
C. 1 £
C. 1 2
C. I |
C. 1 2h
C. 1 2
B. 1 1£
B. 1 h
B. 1
B. 1 |
B. 1 |
124£
125
125|
126
128
128|
131!
133!
134!
135
136!
137!
138
Sharp hairpin bend to left (25 r radius) top
of pass.
Old road rejoins new—gendarmerie post.
Very steep descent of ! mile, narrow and
rough, down a cliff face with 1 : 8 gra
dient—no parapet on outside—liable to
landslips after rain.
Descent to river bed finished—a gorge
200 x (sides 800' high) with reeds, tam
arisks and oleander on river banks.
Gorge ended road continues narrow.
Top of low pass over spur running down to
river.
Descent to ford over side stream from
right 4 X wide 4 // deep—liable to spate—
water brackish.
Road is boggy whenever near the edge of
the main stream and crosses spurs in a
succession of steep switchbacks.
Very steep and dangerous ascent of 15*
over a spur above stream.
Cross stream to right bank—6" deep 6*
wide liable to spate—firm gravel
bottom.
Road runs along narrow ledge 20' wide
above stream.
Recross to left bank ford similar to last.
Very steep ascent of 30 x —gradient 1 : 3.
Palm groves on river bank to left.
Cross a side tributary by a ford (dry in
June 1934).
Road ascends very sharply tor 50* through
a palm grove.
Old fort of HAJIABAD ! mile right.
HAJIABAD Sarai and gendarmerie post.
(i) Camping ground. On the right of the
road immediately after passing the
gendarmerie post-sufficient for a
brigade sandy soil—entrances and
exits easy cover from air, nil—M. T
can park on camp site,
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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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