THE GEOGRAPHICAL WORKS OF SÁDIK ISFAHANI. No. II. The TAKWIM AL BULDÁN, or Tables showing the degrees of Longitude and Latitude of various places. ABISGÚN, (spelt with the Persian letter Gáf,) an island of the sea of Gílán (the Caspian) . ÁBAH, in the province of Irák Âjem *It appears from a letter of Sir William Ouseley (quoted in the Preface) that Sadik Isfahani, like most of the older Persian geographers, reckoned the degrees of longitude (INL) "from the Fortunate Islands," and of latitude (1)" from the equinoctial line." از خط استوا) 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." Sádik Isfahani has already mentioned it as a town of Karámán.-(" Tahkík al Iráb," p. 39.) Names. Long. Lat. UBULLAH, a river or canal within four farsangs of Basrah, on the borders of which were populous towns ÁBIVARD, in Khurasan, be tween Nesá and Sarakhs ARJÍS, in Armenia . 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 77 20 35 0 77 0 39 40 |