1 CONflTRUCTION OF THE MAP.
2 635
3 it as a point from whirh T mean to fix the position of Bokhara, as it forms a
4 great angle witli tlmt and Bulkh. The country, however, between Herat and
5 Bokhara being ibr the most part a desart, aad seldom travelled, excepting by
6 CtBkgf 1 haw only two routaa^ iriikdv however, agree i and from the vwj
7 gfMt wigte it fiMmn wuh BuDdi, I bnw every feaaon to tuiipoae it' oofteet
8 The routes also from Bokhara to Kukun and round by BudukllieDt eliOMrfrt
9 in correcting its position. The routes from Bulkh are numerous, and most
10 of thera agree. From Bokhara and Bulkh I have settled the position of
11 Samarcand. The position of Kokun I have fixed from Bokhara, Bulkh, aad
12 Budukahan, which form great angici> ; aad iiavmg mauy cross routes within
13 tfa«M gr««t angles, I feel giett ciMmim in placiiig it ei it as. Synbed ai
14 another grand point of gnat consequence in the oomtnactioDof the map^ and
15 should have been mentioned before Kokuai* as it is a point from iHuc^ I have
16 fixed Kokun. I have been enabled from the following routes to fix this
17 point with great exactness, vh. Bnlkh, Cabul, and Peshour, besides nuinerous
18 cross roiiii 3 to correct the wiiiiiiiiu'^. Fyzabad is the capital of Budukshan.
19 It is situated on the Kokchanver, latitude 36° 10', and longitude 69^ 16 cast*
20 I must now fix the positiop cf Oshmeer, whadi I have haen enabled to do
21 with the greatest oarreetnese 1^ the ftUowiaig footesi all ef which agrees
22 Vtt. Peshour, Fyzabad, Jelum, and R<^as (of which I have the bearings)^
23 Vizeerabad, and Loodeanna, which places are fixed by observation. From
24 this point, Fyzahad and Huzrutimam, 1 have placed Kashgrhnr and Yarkund.
25 These routes lorm very great angles, and I have everj' reason to suppose
26 these places are placed correctly. . This great angle has been leas filled up with
27 erase routes than anj of the others hiAartomenlaoned} bat dds is aooMintad
28 Jfar fay the greater part of the eonntiy being deaolstSi The whole of the
29 Ponjah I conceive to be nearly as correct as if it had been surveyed, for
30 having marched al! round it and crossed the places from so many points
31 fixed by observations in our march, I think there can be but \ cry I ttli error
32 in their positions. Keech I have fixed by routes from Kandahar, 5hikar>
33 poor, cr BaUmr Jdlalabad in Sasstan, and aloqg die eea>oaaat fiom
34 From this point and three others I have fixed the position of Khubees, viz.
35 Deh Soollum a hundred and sixty-eiglit miles, from Kykul two hundred and
36 fifty, and from Toon three hundred and fifteen : from Keech it is ten days
37 journey for a Colfclla at twelve hours a day, with camels : all these roads are
38 across the great salt desart. The distance being so great, and scarcely a
39 phoa oocmn^g on the way, I did not think It worth addu^ anedier sheet
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