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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [209v] (423/498)
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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410
Route No. XII— contd.
Miles-
Classification. Inter. Total.
C. 1
C. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B, 1
3
1
1
1
4
3
2
3
102 After an ascent of 50 x (1 : 8) the road des
cends for 100 x (1 : 8) to river level below
a bluff on which is situated a shrine
(Imamzadeh Hashim). A new align
ment runs 100' higher along the cliff
face which is of soft sand and suffers
badly every year from erosion by the
river.
This road along the mountain-side could
be easily destroyed and rendered impass
able. The old road could however still
be used except during floods.
103 Gendarmerie post SARAWAN.
104 KUDUM.
(i) Camping ground .—Between the road and
the river—sufficient for two brigades
(low-lying but apparently dry unless
the SAFID RUD is in high flood when
it would be submerged)—entrances
and exits easy—M.T. can park on site
— cover from air, nil.
(ii) Water .—From an irrigation channel
near site—water is less full of silt than
in the main stream—plentiful but
requires settling before use.
No supplies of any kind.
105 Road is no longer comipanded but traverses
a densely wooded stretch of country
with small patches of cultivation and
numerous hamlets of a few huts each.
109 SANGAR 100 houses. 1 arch stone
bridge 8 X long, 10' wide over the muddy
SIAHWASH stream which from this
point as far as RESHT runs parallel to
the road on the left at a distance of a
few yards.
112 Less jungle and more cultivation from this
point onwards.
114 Small village of 20 houses.
117 Large village round a village green
RUDBURDEH. From this point to
RESHT there is an almost unbroken
string of small hamlets on the roadside.
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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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- Open Government Licence