'Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.' [415] (457/476)
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APPENDIX.
415
less ground unoccupied, and none, for its extent, can boast of a greater
population. Heerat and its suburbs are computed to contain above one
hundred thousand inhabitants, of whom ten thousand are Uftghans, the rest
are Moghuls, a few Jews, and six hundred Hindoos. The Hindoos are here
highly respected, and alone possess capital. The government is sensible ot
their value, and they have in consequence much influence. They live in the
best Suraes, and have gardens outside, but do not venture to bring their
families with them to this city.
Heerat is a city of more trade than perhaps any other in Asia under a
native government; it is called by distinction the Bunder, or port, and is the
emporium between Kabool, Kandahar, Hindoostan, Kashmeer, and Persia,
Bagdad, &c. From the four former it receives shawls, indigo, sugar, chintz,
muslin, bafta, kincob, hides, and leather, which are exported to Mushid,
Yezd, Tehraun, Bagdad, and Kirman; receiving in return, dollars, tea,
sugar-candy, china ware, broad-cloth, chintz, silk, copper, pepper, and all kinds
of spices, dates, shawls, numuds, and carpets. The hides which are imported
from Hindoostan return a profit of one hundred per cent, nett; indeed, the
whole trade is uncommonly advantageous to any one possessing capital.
The currency here is that of Muhmood Shahee
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, but accounts are
kept in Kureem Khanee, at one hundred and twenty-five per hundred
Muhmood Shahees.
The staples of Heerat are silk, saffron, and assafoetida, which are exported
to Hindoostan; the silk cloths are not equal to the manufacture of Persia.
The gardens are full of mulberry trees reared solely for the sake of the silk
worm, and all the plains and hills round Heerat, particularly to the west
ward, produce assafoetida. It grows to the height of two or three feet, the
stem two inches in diameter, and the head, when ripe, is yellow and re
sembles a cauliflower ; the Hindoos and the Belooches are fond of it, they
eat it by roasting the stem in the ashes, and stewing the head of it like other
greens. It still, however, preserves its foetid taste and smell.
The gardens of Heerat are extensive; the Oordooe Bagh, belonging to
the Prince and Baghe Shahee, planted by Tymoor Shah (this being his fa
vourite seat,) are the only public ones, and now only attended to for their
annual produce, which is sold in the Bazar. Leading to the latter is an
avenue one mile in length, between fir trees; and adjoining are four minarets
of a mosque that was intended for the tomb of the Imam Moosa Allee
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Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.
Publication Details: London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row, 1816 Printed by A. Strahan, New-Street-Square.
Notes: Printer's name from colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. .
Physical Description: xxx, 423, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (col.), 1 map ; 28 cm. (4º)
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- 'Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde; accompanied by a geographical and historical account of those countries, with a map.'
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- front, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:vi-v, viii-r:xviii-v, ixx-r:ixx-v, 1:424, ixx-r, ixx-r:ixx-v, ixx-v, xx-r:xxi-v, back-i, back
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- Pottinger, Henry, Sir, 1789-1856--Travel
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