The TAKWÍM AL BULDÁN, or Tables showing the

degrees of Longitude and Latitude of various places.

37 20

34 30

40 0

Abisgún, (spelt with the Persian letter Gáf,) an island of the sea of Gílán (the Caspian).

88 30 ÁBAH, in the province of Irák Âjem

85 0 ÁKSERÁI

68 30 Alán, a territory bordering on Shírván and Gurjestán (or Georgia) 83 0

Ámul, in the province of Mázinderán

87 20 Ávah, a harbour on the coast of the Chinese Sea

135 0

44 30

36 40

55 0

• It appears from a letter of Sir William Ouseley (quoted in the Preface) that Sádik Isfaháni, like most of the older Persian geographers, reckoned the degrees of longitude (wides ;!) “ from the Fortunate Islands,” and of

“ from the equinoctial line.”

‘‘ (از خط استوا) latitude

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• The original manuscript does not give any description of Ákserái, but Nasir Túsi places it in long. 68-0, lat. 38-0. (See Hudson's “ Geogr. Script. Minores,” vol. iii. p. 94.) The, name, in Turkish, signifies the “ white palace, or mansion.” Sadik Isfahani has already mentioned it as a town of Karámán.-" Tahkík al Iráb,” p. 39.)

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Names.

Long.

Lat.

UBULLAH, a river or canal within four farsangs of Basrah, on the borders of which were populous towns

ÁBIVARD, in Khurasan, between Nesá and Sarakhs

38 30

39 30

ATHENÍAh, the city of philosophers

65 40 Uchah, a place in Sind

106 0 Ahmedábád, a place of Gujerát in India

109 0 Akhlár, in Armenia

77 0 Erbel, a city near the borders of Mausel

77 20

21 0

390

.

35 0

Arjis, in Armenia .

73 0

38 30

ARDESTÁN, a district of Irak Âjem : the people of this place are, it is said, prone to excessive anger and violence

ARZENALRUM, (ARZER’RUM,) a territory of Armenia, on the borders of Rúm

87 0 38 0

.

77 0 39 40