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Niti, in Giirlival.

To face p. 31.   Vol. III., part I.: Route-book.

Bâdrinath, in

Chilli, in Kânaur. Rim.

Gärhval. Him.

53   1-3-2
60 5.I 19 45 17 1 12

Samarkand, in Bokhâra.

Simla, 'in Simla. Halle.

   SktIrdo, in Haiti. Tib..   

   Srinagar, in Kashmir. Him.   

   Sult*tnpur, in Kalu. Hinl.      34

T %shkencl, a Russ. cantonm. C As. 85 80

Élchi, in Turkistan. C. As.   

Gangôtri, in Glirhval. G2rtok, in Gnarl Khôrsum.

Gilgit, in Gilgit. Tib

   Kângra, in Chamba. Him.   48

• Karakor tlm Pass, in Ladak. Tib. 44 42

Kârdong, in Lahill. Him.     28 l6 16

Kbshgar, in Turkistan. C. As.... 53. 25

Kokand, in Kdkand. C. As.

Leh, in Ladak. Tib.     61 39 14 14

NLirri, in Marri. Him.     24 85 63 34 38 20 33

56 27

47 .53 61 12 27 62 37

43 58

68 36 43 41 57 10 21 58

72 11 33 86 58 92 102 88 99 46

28 89 67 14 42 11 51 30 25

16 57 35 25 30 36. 12

15 76 54 25 29 20 81 59 6 34

65 14 26 79 51 95 54 .81 92 39

Iessrs. de Schlagintweits' India and High Asia.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.

1. To each place the province is added in which it is situated; the abbreviations printed in italics are as follows:

Rim. = Himalaya; Tib. = Tibet ; C. As. = Central Asia.

2. The number of stages between the places contained in this Table is calculated only for the routes in the mountains, and not in the plains. Thus, Marri could be reached from Tashkend, the Russian cantonment in Central Asia nearest to the Indian Empire subject to British government, in a much shorter time by Bokhâra, Kabul, and Peshaur, than by Yarkand and Leh, along which line the stages of this route have been compiled in accordance with the principle just explained. Again, the quickest way of reaching Srinagar (Kashmir) from Nainital is by descending into the plains of India (to Bareli) and then pushing on through the same by dàk as far as Sialkeit.

3. In general the number of stages is calculated only along the principal routes, and not along those which, though nearer, are difficult and impassable for horses.

4. Most of the routes from places situated in the outer parts of the Himalaya (as Nainital, Mässari, Simla, &c.) to those of Central Asia . (as Yarkand, Kashgar, Kokand, &c.) have been assumed, in the compilation of this Table, to pass by way of Leh and across the Karakoram Pass.

5. The time actually required to reach a distant place is, in general, considerably greater than. the number of stages here indicated; as at least after every six marches the traveller will find it imperative to make a day's halt. Thus, even under very favourable circumstances, the journey from Leh to Yarkand will occupy forty days, viz. thirty-four clays of actual travelling and six clays of halts.

POLYMETRICAL TABLE

showing the

NUMBER OF STAGES

between the most important places
of the western parts of the

HIMALAYA, TIBET, AND CENTRAL ASIA.

Milum, in Kämaon. Him.    20 57 33 94

Nainital, in Kämaon. Him.    12 14 61 44 105

15 6 15 53 29 90

C. As... 99 116 105 1.14 96

    100 31 30 42 16 31

Mässtiri, in Giirhval. Him.    47 42 103 81

Hint   

22

83

7

75

40

47

69 28 55 66

91 50 77 88

30 28 16 27

41

70

72

Him .

Tib..

44

35

40 51 53 42

30

36

33

55.

41

11

56

31

35I85

29 24

59

15

3 18

38

52

31 8 92 37 37

39 I 68 45 60 49 58 21

12 35 87 44 59 48 5

9 23 39

61 93 25 94 109

98 107 89

59

45

40

92

31

54

12

2 4

3 63 70

32 ( 9 71 18 13

25 21 73 32 13 '

33 6

96 103

13 29

89 96

54 49

38 63 78 ' 67 76 58 34 27. 5 48

23 50 61 8 58 65

24 24 31 42 44 39 46

10 42 29 27 49 12 .37

. Yirkand, in Turkistan. C. As   

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Printed and published by F. A. Brockhaus. Leipzig, 1863.