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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [184r] (372/498)
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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359
Route IX—Section B— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
(viii) Collection of supplies .—No transport
available though the area has a good
harvest.
B. 1 i 491J Stone bridge over stream—2 arches of total
length of 12 feet—width of roadway 14
feet—height above water 4 feet—approa
ches easy—alternative crossing by a
shallow ford.
B. 1 2\ 493} FIRUZKUH C300 houses) P. O., T. O.
Rly. Stn. A stream of water unsafe
for drinking flows to the south of the
village—3 garages —500 gallons of petrol
and 50 gallons of oil. The village lies
in a gorge is very dirty and is infested
by the Mianeh bug whose bite causes
severe relapsing fever.
B. 1 } 491 Wooden bridge, single span, over a fast
flowing stream with steep banks t feet
high—width of roadway 10 feet above
water—approaches on a bend—alterna-
crossing places, nil. An extensive grass
covered plain to the north with excellent
grazing—a swamp in winter.
B.
1
1
495
FIRUZKUH plateau which is very exposed
and snow falls heavily here in winter.
B.
1
2
497
A hamlet of 2 houses with a stream (good
grazing).
B.
1
1
498
A hamlet of 2 houses with a stream (good
grazing).
B.
1
If
499|
Wooden bridge (standard pattern).
B.
1
500
NIMRUD river (KAZAN CHAI). A road
department inspection bungalow.
Stone bridge of 9 arches-total length 100
yards—width of roadway 16 feet height
above water 20 feet-approaches easy-
alternative crossing place by a ford 200
yards broad-greatest depth 2 feet
i August 1933) with a stony bed and strong
current. Very dangerous m winter as if
vehicles get off ford they will at once
get into deep water.
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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