![‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [‎19r] (42/498)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x000133/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_13_0042.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [‎19r] (42/498)")
‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [19r] (42/498)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
29
Route I—Section C—contd.
Miles.
Classificat on. Inter. Total
narrow deep nullahs passing under road.
Ground falls sharply to AQUIAH
CHAI stream in deep ravine on right, f
mile further on there is a hairpin bend
in the road and a brick bridge over a
deep nullah. There is a mineral water
spring in the valley.
B. 1 4i 337 Single arch small bridge on a steep incline
over a narrow but deep gully.
B. 1 | 337| AVEH—Village—petrol station at north
end with one surface tank of petrol and
a smaller tank of kerosene. P.T.O.
and police post (deserted). Plenty of
water and small supply of cut timber.
Country less hilly; possible to leave
road at certain points.
B. 1 . ^
(i) Camping grounds. On the left of the
road, immediately after leaving the
village—grass—sufficient for two
brigades—entrances and exits easy
M.T. can park on site—cover from
air, nil.
(ii) W iter .— Perennial, plentiful and good
from the AVEH CHAI.
(iii) Fuel—Seme brushwood on the banks of
the stream.
(iv) Fodder—Fairly plentiful.
(v) Supplies. —Sufficient for a brigade for
" two days.
(vi) Petrel and od.—5Q0 galloons and 20
gallons respectively.
(vii) Special sanitary measures—Nil.
{wui) Ccllecticn of supplies.—Impractical.
After leaving the village the roaxi c ® n ~
-—• tinues level for f, of a mile and then
drops steeply (f of a mile-average
gradient 1 : 12-2 hairpin bends of
v ^5' radius and again z00 x of 1 : 10) to
the valley along-which it runs for the
next 20 miles. The soil is red mud
and gypsum, very soft and slippery
after -rain.
Three arch stone bridge over a side
itream 30 long, 15' roadway, . above
'nullah bed which is dry except in very^
\ wet.w eathet. ‘.
About this item
- Content
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [19r] (42/498), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/13, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100040741222.0x00002b> [accessed 18 December 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040741222.0x00002b
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040741222.0x00002b">‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [‎19r] (42/498)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040741222.0x00002b"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x000133/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_13_0042.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x000133/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/13
- Title
- ‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’
- Pages
- 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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence