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'ROUTES IN PERSIA. (VOLUME I.) (KHORASAN AND SISTAN.)' [111v] (227/536)
The record is made up of 1 volume (264 folios). It was created in 1928. 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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Route No. 1— contd.
After leaving karez the track runs down hill all the way
in a river bed for some 12 miles, when Maighon appears about
4 miles ahead on the dasht.
Water. —Plentiful from karez, salty in hot weather.
Fuel. —Plentiful.
Fodder. —Grazing very good.
Supplies. —Available here.
3 BASIRAN .. 24 m. The road from here
■— tends more towards
72 the W. For the
first 8 miles road is good. Then over a pass when going is
rough and is fit only for pack transport. At the top of the
pass is a Ziarat and small quantity of running water. There
is a alternative route to N. via Hered which is reported as fit
for wheeled traffic. Beyond the Ziarat going is fair only, to
Basirun.
Water. —Karez, water bitter and salt in summer.
♦ Fuel. —Plentiful.
Fodder. — Grazing good.
Supplies. —Good in 1916.
4 SAR-I-CHAH .. 28 m. Road good for first 8
miles. At about
100 8th mile some wells
are seen which contain salt water (May 1916). The track pro
ceeds from here well marked for a little way, and then looses itself
in a “ rud.” This stage should not be undertaken without a
local guide. At about 22 miles a large belt of heavy sand about
400 yards wide crosses the road, which would put all wheeled
transport out of the question. After crossing the sand belt
numerous villages appear dotted about the maidan. Here
water—containing a large quantity of “ Shura," and crops
are plentiful. Road for last 6 miles crosses numerous water
channels and runs over “ Shura ” soil which makes going very
heavy.
Water. —Plentiful but contains large quantities of “ shura”
Fuel. —Plentiful in direction of Haman about 4 miles dis
tant.
Fodder. —Grazing good.
Supplies. —Available in large quantities.
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The volume is a Government of India official publication entitled Routes in Persia. (Volume I.) (Khorasan and Sistan.) General Staff India 1928 (Calcutta, Government of India Press, 1928).
The volume contains details of land routes. The information given for each route comprises:
- number of route;
- place names forming starting point and destination of route;
- authority and date;
- number of stage;
- names of stages;
- distance in miles (intermediate and total);
- remarks (including precise details of the route, general geographical information, and information on smaller settlements, local peoples, religious affiliations, condition of roads, access to water, supplies of wood, and other routes).
The volume also contains a map entitled Index Map to Routes in Persia Vol. I ., which shows a region of northern and eastern Persia, indicating routes described in the volume, cities, towns, roads, tracks and paths. The map was printed by the Simla Drawing Office, Survey of India, and includes a printing statement which reads 'S.D.O.S.I. No 5376. June 28.'.
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- 1 volume (264 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume includes a glossary (folios 246-250) and an index (folios 251-263), and provides a map in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folio 265).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 266; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'ROUTES IN PERSIA. (VOLUME I.) (KHORASAN AND SISTAN.)'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:264v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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