In 1841 the Baron de Bode, First Secretary of the Russian Legation in Tehran, traveled to Bakhtiari and met with Layard in Ghaleh-Tul and traveled together to Malamir and in 1845 he published the account of his journey in "travels in Luristan and Arabistan, London, 1845". Another notable traveler who chronicled the account of his journey was Henry B. Lynch in 1890. Most of these accounts describe the geographical terrain, historical artifacts, ancient monuments and inscriptions. They also noted the conditions of access roads through the territory and reported them mostly to the Government of India's Political Office.
