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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [42v] (89/498)
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. .
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76
Route II-G.— contd.
Miles
Classification. Inter. Total.
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
A. 1
2*
2!
3
l
3
1
2
2
2
4i
(ii) Water. —Plentiful from SUFI AN
CHAI; perennial.
(iii) Fuel and Fodder. —Scarce. Supplies
Fairly plentiful.
26{ Level crossing.
28f 3-Arch ston 2 bridge over nullah bed 40
yards long 12' wide.
31| 6-Arch stone bridge over nullah bed 30
yards long 12' wide. Stream liable to
spate in summer
32| SAGBAN. Rly. Station and level cros
sing. There are two more level crossings
within the next mile. Valley gets nar
rower. Road continues to rise and is
commanded from both sides.
35| Larga ruined sarai, damaged in earthquake
of 1931. (“CAR:” at X. 2948?)
35f Huts and tea house. Watershed ; road
begins descent.
37j YAM. Rly. Station (on i" map PIYAM)
and level crossing.
Village of YAM divided into two portions.
Coffee shop. Inhabitants partly Ar
menians.
39f Stream alongside road. Valley widens
out.
42\ Gardens and orchards of DIZEH ; village
on right. Tea house and police post.
Beyond village there is a road junction :
right via MARAND Rly. Station to
JULFA; straight on for MARAND
town. Road to KHOI (Route 28) bran
ches left in town.
46| MARAND. Rly. Station and level cros
sing. Road to MARAND town takes off
left. P O., T.O., Tel.O., Govt, offices.
(i) Camping ground. —On right of road,
sufficient for division. M. T. can park
on site.
(ii) Water. —Numerous irrigation channels
on site. •
(iii) P.O.L.—Limited quantity in town.
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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.
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- ‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’
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- 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
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