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‘A RECONNAISSANCE IN SOUTH-WEST PERSIA’ [21r] (46/90)
The record is made up of 1 volume (42 folios). It was created in 1891. 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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5
Route No. 1 — could .
&
Distance,
Iir MILES.
Names of towns, villages,
rivers, &e.
u*
rO
s
S3
£
Time.
Inter
mediate
Total.
Detail.
The gradients are not very steep, excepting where the track descends to cross the beds
of several streams, which could easily be bridged over.
Here and there a steep bit is met with of about 9° gradient.
A. M.
For nearly thirty minutes the
track is bad as it passes along the
side of the hill, the surface of which
is of flint stone and very slippery.
A level path would have to be cut
here, as it is difficult to get loaded mules over this portion of the track.
10-10
• ••
10- 45
11- 25
^ Kilah Babnesab...
...
11-45
P. M.
12
12-45
1-30
5 •••"•
• ••
2-30
Nubabad ...
12i
Halt. There is an old Kilah (or
fort) here, called Barnesar (not
shown on map).
The place is quite in ruins.
The principal stream of the valley
is crossed flowing north-west to
fall into the Ab-i-Diz.
u -. ' ••
The nature of the soil changes to
gatch, and for an hour and a half
ridges of gatch are constantly
crossed.
Halt. Soil changes hack to red
colour and flint stone.
32
Track now lies over rich grassy
undulating ground for another
hour, when the camping ground of
Nurabad is reached, at the foot of
the Lungar mountain.
Supplies. —None.
Water .—Good and plentiful at this time of year, hut reported to become scarce during
months of July, August, and September.
Fuel. —Plentiful.
Forage .—The grazing is excellent up to the middle of June.
Aoi'c.- After deducting halts, actual time taken marching from Khan-i-Safid to Nura
bad = 5 hours, 40 minutes.
10th
May
Nubabad ...
1891.
>■
..
A.M.
7-35
' r
...
•»
Leave camping-ground. Bearing
of general direction is easterly.
Track crosses some low hills near foot of the Lungar mountain.
Weather.
night.
Very heavy rain at
. Gradients of the track are not steep, but it is bad going as it is over large loose stones
which makes it heavy for animals.
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Narrative report on surveys conducted in south-west Persia [Iran]. The structure of the report is in two parts. The first part concerns British relations with Arabs, Persians and the Bakhtiaris [Bakhtiyārīs] during the reconnaissance of south-west Persia. The second part contains reports of routes leading into Bakhtiari country from the south-west. In addition, there is an appendix containing an account of a journey across the Bakhtiari mountains during 1890-91, which is written by Major Bruce, 19th Bengal Lancers.
The report is by William Daniel McSwiney. The survey work was carried out by Assistant Surveyor Imam Sharif, Khan Bahadur [Imām Sharīf, Khān Bahādur].
The report contains the following illustrations:
- ‘Reconnaissance Sketch of The Dizful [Dezful] Bridge.’ (f 10)
- ‘Reconnaissance Sketch of The Khushi Khana on the right bank of the Ab-i-Diz [Rudkhaneh-ye Dez], which commands the town of Dizful.’ (f 14)
- ‘Distant View of the Snow Covered Bakhtiari Mountains looking East from Dizful, November 1890.’ (f 16)
- ‘View of the River Ab-i-Diz as it flows into the “Gorge’’ on the north side of the Kilah Shahid.’ (f 18)
- ‘View of the Country Over the Plan of Dumakail looking east from the highest point on Kilah Shahid.’ (f 20)
- ‘One of the Broken Bridges Over the Ab-i-Diz at Pul-i-Kul.’ (f 24)
- ‘The Fort of Sar-i-Dasht [Sar Dasht, Khuzestan, Iran].’ (f 26)
- ‘Broken Bridge East End of the Tungi Baba Ahmad [Baba Tungi, Afghanistan].’ (f 29)
- ‘View of the Valley of Mal-i-Mir, December 1890.’ (f 36)
- ‘Bakhtiari Hut Built into the Side of the Hill at Chardeh, in which Major Bruce and Lieutenant W. D. McSwiney were snowed up in December 1890.’ (f 38)
- ‘Doorway of Above Hut.’ (f 38).
The report also contains the following:
- ‘Reconnaissance Survey of S.-E. Bakhtiari Country, May 1891, Surveyed by Assistant Surveyor Imam Sharif, K.B., Survey of India Department, superintended and assisted by Lieut. W. D. McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.’ (f 2)
- ‘Reconnaissance Survey of S.-E. Bakhtiari Country, May 1891, Surveyed by Assistant Surveyor Imam Sharif, K.B., Survey of India Department, superintended and assisted by Lieut. W.D. McSwiney, 7th Dragoon Guards.’ (f 3)
- ‘Reconnaissance Survey of S.-E. Bakhtiari Country, May 1891, Surveyed by Sub-Surveyor Imam Sharif, K.B., Survey of India Department, superintended and assisted by Lieut. W.D. McSwiney 7th Dragoon Guards.’ (f 4).
- ‘Plan of Dizful’ (f 42).
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- 1 volume (42 folios)
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 43; 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: printed pagination sequences are also present in parallel between folios 11-35 and folios 37-40.
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