Report No. 73 of 1864 by Lewis Pelly on his journey from Bandar Abbas to Cape Jask reconnoitering the route of the proposed telegraph line [‎7r] (13/20)

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Report by Lewis Pelly on his journey from Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] through Minow [Minab] to Cape Jashk [Jask] to examine what effect the shore-line of the area and the nature of the local inhabitants may have on the proposed extension of the telegraph line through the region.

The report gives details on the layout of the land including distances, land types, with accompanying maps for illustration, locations of local populations and existing uses of the land for trade and agriculture. Pelly also includes assessments of the attitudes of local tribes and inhabitants to the construction of the line through their areas and incidental notes on how settlements came to be located where they are and how they acquired their names.

Following on from Pelly's report there is a report by Dr William Henry Colvill, Civil Surgeon at Bushire, which contains detailed geological information on the rock formations of the proposed route, with information on rock samples that were taken. Also included in the report are rough indications of average temperatures during the day-time and physical descriptions of the peoples living along the route.

The report concludes with detailed information on Pelly's itinerary, estimates of revenue, population for the areas travelled through, lists of villages, and information on existing caravan routes.

A sketch map which accompanies the report can be found at Mss Eur F126/106

Extent and format

1 file (10 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The report has been foliated in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio, using a pencil number enclosed in a circle.

The report also has its own original printed pagination which appears at the top centre of both sides of each page, numbering 1-19.

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English in Latin script

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