Routes in Persia: Compiled in the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter Master General?s Department in India (Classic Reprint)

Explore a historical road atlas of Persia with Routes in Persia, compiled for the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter Master General’s Department in India.

This edition, prepared in Simla in 1887, gathers route information from numerous earlier travels and reports to create a practical reference for travelers and researchers.

The book organizes routes by starting point and consolidates guidance from a wide array of sources. It also includes notes on traveling in Persia, a table of telegraph routes, and references to related journeys across the region. Though written in a historical and military context, the volumes read like a detailed travel dossier, offering descriptive progressions, landscape features, and key waypoints along the corridors of trade and transit.

• Route-by-route descriptions that trace paths across major towns, passes, and plains.
• Practical notes on halting places, water sources, and supply points along the way.
• Reference to multiple authorities and earlier journeys that shaped the itineraries.
• Supplementary material, including appendices on telegraph routes and traveling notes.

Ideal for readers of travel history, military geography, and anyone curious about how 19th‑century explorers mapped Persia.