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‘Military report on south-west Persia, including the provinces of Khúzistán (Arabistan), Luristán and part of Fars.’ [191v] (387/470)
The record is made up of 1 volume (231 folios). It was created in 1885. 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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APPENDIX C.
GEOLOGY OF SOUTH-WEST PERSIA.
Extracts from a 'paper on the Geology of the TurJco-Persian Frontier and of tie
districts adjoining, by W. K. Loft us, Esq., F.G.S., June 1854.
N.B .—This account should he read with Road Reports No. 1, 3, 3(a), 4, Appendix A
and Part II —“ Details of the hills of Luristan.”
If a traveller approach the dominions of the Shah from the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
or frrm Lower Mesopotamia,—that is, between the parallels of latitude of
Shiraz and Suieimania (29^ 3^' and 35° 16' N.),—he must cross the vast
range of the ancient Zagros, and invariably meet with the greater portion of
the section as exhibited in fig. 1 . Further northwards, however, the igneous
eruptions alter and contort the sedimentary rocks in such a manner as to
render their recognition no very easy task. I therefore deem it advisable to
describe, in the first place, the least complicated and best developed sections
in the south, extending as far northward as the Ab-f-Shirwan (lat. 35 ° 8 ' N.);
and, in the second place, to describe certain sections in the north, which
throw light on the age of the disturbing forces, and present some interestino-
phenomena connected with the deposits of travertin.
Although contrary to the usual course, I propose describing the various
formations in descending order, because they so present themselves to the
traveller going eastward, and because this plan is more likely to be serviceable
to such European travellers as may feel desirous of adding to our scanty
knowledge of the geology of those little visited regions.
1. Alluvium. This term has usually, with regard to the Mesopotamian
plains, been applied to the soil composing the basins of all tiie oreat rivers
falling into the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
The alluvium may be clearly divided into—(A) fluviatile and (B) marine.
(A) The fluviatile alluvium, now in process of deposition,Hs limited to
the banks of the rivers, with the adjoining marshes and canals. It consists
of a stiff blue, or fine arenaceous grey cky, and fine sand or gravel. These
deposits are dried and cracked in every direction by the intense heat of the
PART I.
I.—Recent Deposits.
al : e ont , Ms MMwdinifly difficult for a horseman to traverse,
ley a or a ne i soil fertile cultivation of maize, rice, water-melons, cucum-
bers, and the ordmary vegetables of the A rfhs; and they frequently contain
imhpnrion cho c nP ^-vPirv/^f 4 - 1 .~ ^ _ V .
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Report marked strictly confidential, prepared in the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter Master General’s Department in India, by the Assistant Quarter Master General, Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sever Bell, Royal Engineers. The volume was published by the Government Central Branch Press, Simla, 1885.
The contents of the volume are as follows:
- part I, a narrative description of a journey from India to Muhammerah [Khorramshahr], through to the Luristán [Lorestān] hills, to Kúm [Qom]; from Kúm to Gulpaigán [Golpāyegān ], Chaman-i-Sultán [Chaman Solţān], Ali-Gúdar [Alīgūdarz], Imámzádá-Ishmail [Emāmzādeh Esmā‘īl], and the Zaindarúd River [Zāyandeh Rūd] to Isfahán; from Isfahán through the Kúhgehlú [Kohgīlūyeh] hills to Behbahán and Bandar-Dilám [Bandar-e Deylam]; from Bandar-Dilám to Bushire
- part II, a detailed account of southwest Persia, compiled from Sever’s own observations and other available sources
- part III, commercial considerations. A further section in this chapter on strategic observations, which is mentioned on the contents page and marked as secret, is not present in the volume
- part IV, detailed road reports
- appendix A, road reports, Isfahan to Shústar [Shūshtar], Shústar to Shíráz [Shīrāz], compiled in 1881 by Captain Henry Lake Wells, Assistant Director of Persian Telegraphs, with additional annotations by Bell
- appendix B, a list of plant specimens collected in Luristán during April and May 1884
- appendix C, extracts of a paper on the geology of the Turko-Persian frontier, written by William Kennett Loftus, June 1854
- appendix D, meteorological observations at Bushire, from 20 March to 20 June 1885
The volume includes eight maps, two photographic plates, and illustrations throughout (topographical, architectural, anthropological). The two photographic plates and some of the maps are of an earlier date than the volume’s publication date of 1885.
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- 1 volume (231 folios)
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A contents page (f 7) and index (ff 222-226) refer to the volume’s original printed pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 233; 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.
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