The Overland Mail : A postal historical study of the mail route to India (Routledge Revivals)

Sidebottom, John

Routledge（2026/02発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 202 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781041236412
• DDC分類 383.4942

Full Description

Thomas Fletcher Waghorn was the pioneer of the Overland Mail Route to India via Cairo and Suez. Sea and air mail routes are to this day, evidence of Waghorn's forgotten courage and perseverance during the 19th century. Originally published in 1948, from letters and General Post Office records, this volume is amply illustrated and supplemented with maps, geographical and technical route data, government Acts, agent details, fares and postage rates, transit times, quarantine regulations and facsimiles of cachets (a distinguishing mark, or seal historically used in postal services). This book is a detailed and fascinating history of the overland mail route to India via Suez and will be of interest to those interested in the history of communications, as well as economic, political and diplomatic history.

Contents

Appendices: A: The Persian Gulf Route B: Mr. Lusignan's Proposals for an Indian Mail Service (1798) C: Certificates and Testimonials Received by Mr. Waghorn (1824-1827) D: Waghorn's Report to the Marine Department, Bombay (1829-1830) E: Transit Times of Letters to and From India F: Waghon's Cachets G: Regulations for the Transit of Merchandise Through Egypt (1843) H: General Survey of the Overland Route J: Estimated Cost of Monthly Steam Service Between Bombay and Suez K: Quarantine Regulations, Malta L: Quarantine Regulations, Marseilles M: Development of the Railway Across the Desert from Cairo to Suez N: Comparisons Between Waghorn's Guide Books of 1842 and 1844. Maps and Cachets. Illustrations and Vignettes.