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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [221v] (447/498)
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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434
Route XIII—Section B— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
(vii) Special sanitary measures .—
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
B. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
(i) Mosquitoes abound but the land to
the east of the town is not so
infested as the cultivated areas to
the west and south of the town.
(n) A very virulent bug—the MIANEH
bug, alias Argus Persicus, alias
Gharibgaz (i.e., stranger biter) is
found in this town the bite of
which causes a severe relapsing
fever All old buildings should be
avoided.
(vni) Collection of supplies—The town itself is
a considerable market. The neigh-
^ u T ri ^e,; ract in the karangu
VALLEY is very fertile. Donkeys
are available locally also a few mules
and camels and country carts and
wagons.
— Wii Ad l a
195 Road crosses stony nullah bed 400' bn
(three small streams none over 6" d,
or 5 broad August, 1933).
19o 2 - Start of an easy ascent 5 miles in length
198 Stone bridge, single span 12 * long Wic
of roadway 18 feet. 9 feet above nul
bed. Approaches easy. No alten
five crossing places. te 1
201
203
204
206
^foriSle 0 ™ Culven ~^ narr
Stone bridge, 2 arches, 20 feet long, w ,
o r roadway .13 f eet . ic r ,
nullah bed. Approaches easy '
of UNTn ve cr - os l sing P Iaces - Vill
of UNIQ on right of road.
Wooden bridge (standard pattern).
BIRINJIfC village.
Irish bridge unpaved over a rmiuu
K r ° a j 71 th water 6 " deep and 3 v ■
broad CAugust 1Q33I o u ' • i ^
radius 24 '' ’ 33) 2 hairpm bends
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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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