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'ROUTES IN PERSIA. (VOLUME I.) (KHORASAN AND SISTAN.)' [‎228v] (461/536)

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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. VIII(b) — concld.
cend thence to \ adak, 200 houses, in the main valley of the-
Atrak, in the district of Panj Taifa (five tribes).
Camping ground .— "')
Water .—■ I TT ,
Fuel— ^Unknown.
Crazing .— J
Supplies .—Sufficient for a cavalry regiment.
3 DARBAND-I- .. 11m. General
ULANG. March
direction N..
NW. down
^ the right bank of
the Atrak, and at mile 3 turn NE. and ascend to the Gudar-i-
Guna 5,900 feet, a difficult pass, at 5^ miles. Thence an easy
descent through the district of Mian Kuh (Among Hills); at
10 miles pass the hamlets of Kishlak and Darband Bala, and at
11 miles reach Darband-i-Ulang, at the 7th mile in stage 3 of
Route No. VIII(fc).
Camping ground .— "'j
Water .-— I TT ,
Fuel— ^Unknown.
Grazing. — J
Supplies .—Sufficient for a cavalry regiment.
ROUTE NO. VIII (c).
IMAMQULI to MUHAMMADABAD via the DAVAND
PASS.
62 miles.
3 stages.
Authority-
—E. P. Cordon, 1918.
Epitome .—A mule track.
No. of stage
and total
distance.
Details.
1 DURINGAR .. 25 m. General direction NE.
(Jan Aziz 24.) The road a mere
goat track through
25

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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)
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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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Title
'ROUTES IN PERSIA. (VOLUME I.) (KHORASAN AND SISTAN.)'
Pages
front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:264v, back-i
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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