1st Edition

The Overland Mail A postal historical study of the mail route to India

202 Pages

by Routledge

202 Pages

by Routledge

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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 19 th 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,... Read more

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.