'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎109] (148/1024)

Chap. V. of Monfieur T A VERNIER. ,
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Stones which were cemented into the Walls-, but neither Turks, Perfians, nor Ara-
Wircould underhand them. The City is round feated upon a high Hill, at the top
whereot flood the Rumesota Caftle, which the Natives fay was the Refidence of the
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The Read from Aleppo to Ifpahan through the/mail Defert 7 and
through Kengavar.
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Will defenbe this R oad as if I were to return from Ijpahari to Aleppo. This
Road lies through Kengavar^ Bagdat, Anna, where you enter into the
EMert, which I call the little Dsfart, becaufe you get over it in far lefs time
than the great Defert that extends Southwards to Arabia the Happy, and where
you may often find Water, all the whole Journey being not far diftant from the River
Euphrates. A man that is well mounted may ride this way from Ijpahan to Aleppoin
three and thirty day, as I have done, and perhaps in lefs, if the Arabian, whom
you take for your guide at Bagdat, knows the fhorteft cut through the Wildef-
The Horfe Caravans travelling from Ijpahan to Kengaver are fourteen or fifteen
days upon the Road i but being well mounted ten or twelve in a Company, you may
Ride it in five or fix days. The Country through which you travel, is very
fertile in Corn and Rice, it produces alfo excellent Fruits and good Wine, efpeci-
ally about Kengavar > which is a large Town well peopl’d. • '
From Kengavar to Bagdat I was ten days upon the Road. The Country is not fo
fertile but very ftony in fome parts. And it confifts in Plains and fmali Bills there
being not a Mountain in all the Road. *
Now for a man that travels quick, the Road lies thus:
From Ijpahan to Confar.
From Confar to Comba. \ " liR f T
F rom Comb a to Oranguie.
From Oranguie to Nahoiiand.
From Nahouand to Kengavar.
From Kengavar to S ah ana*
From Sabam to Tolifha, or the Bridge-Royal, being a great Stone Bridge.
From Pohfha to Maidacht. 6
From Maidacht to Eromabad.
. From Erounabad to Conaguy.
From Conaguy to Caflifciren.
From Caflifciren to lengui-Conaguy*
From hngui- Conaguy to Cafered.
, From Cafered to Cbaraban.
From Charaban to Bourous.
From Bourous to Bagdat.
° [ c paffing thrOU 8 h take AmaJan,
r,LlLf hMr?J ' C -^ Clt,eS °/ Perlia ,n their wa y> and fo fr om thence to
to IS ° n f r KT “"u accordin S t0 the Road which I have fet down
jou are to leave Amadan to the North upon the right hand.
totbp^o«!f^?- and fl F ^ 4 / OU i ea T e . the only hi gh Mountain in all the Road
von irriv nkf' tiftr- Sep aS \ ra 8ht 35 a Wall, and as high as you can fee;
Zir Jnl S T 0f me P c,ad l ike Prie « s > w ' t h Surplices and Cenfors in
mMmn» IT , nCUhsr can f he Natives tell you, nor any perfon imagin the
there is! Btidgfof sSr 5 ' A ' ^ ^ ° f the R ° Ck rHnS 3 Riv£r ’ 0Ver which
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