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南チベット : vol.7

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Southern Tibet : vol.7

南チベット : vol.7

intestines of these mountains, and from them, as from a heart, arms are stretched out in
different directions in the surrounding regions, India, Sogdiana, Bactriana and Tartary.
Then follows the wonderful passage about the mountain ranges, which, however,
is not quite in accordance with reality, as Monserrate here no doubt has too much
confidence in Ptolemy. In how far this is the case, we easily find by comparing the
N. W. corner of his map with the map of Ptolemy, Pl. III, Vol. I. He enumerates the
ranges: Caucasius Imaus, also called Caspus, Paharopanisus and Paharuëtus, in the
middle of which is Caucasius, which may be said to be in accordance with his map.
In front of Caucasius is Kabul. Paharuëtus, with its gates, is situated opposite to and
south of Caucasius. The back or northern side of the latter is covered by the
Paharopanisus, which also agrees with the map. Imaus is said to cover the right
side of the Paharuëtus from the east, and on the left a certain ramification or bend
of the Paharuëtus continues with a stretching nearly parallel to the Paharopanisus
towards the north, separated from the latter by some extensive trough-shaped valleys.

In his time, the end of the 16th century, all the mountains in the region of
Kabul, which were called Paharopanisus by the ancients, had their name from Kabul,
and where thus called the Kabul Ranges. He advises everybody to make sure of
two things to prevent being misled by the names of the mountains. The one thing
is that the same range of mountains may form different windings, and for every
such winding special names should be given. He explains his meaning by an
example: The Caspius is called Imaus by the geographers, and the appellation,
Caucasius, is used where the Paharopanisus system has already begun — and vice
versa. The second point is that, as Monserrate had found, in his days the regions
in question had for a long time possessed other names than in the days of the
Ancients, and he had done his best to get reliable information and to use his
own eyes.

Still, his geography is only given en passant as being necessary to illustrate
his historical narrative. The bulk of his geography is intended for his Bk. II, as he
says: »Est enim India, omnium Asiae prouinciarum, maxima, longe, lateque amplissima,
cuius descriptionem sequenti libro, si Deus dederit, explicabimus.»¹ No loss could be
greater for every student of the history of Asiatic exploration, than that of the
second Book of Monserrate.

In giving the boundaries of Akbar's Empire, he says of the one to the north,
the only one that interests us here: »Quod quidem latissime patet. Nam ad Aquilonem
uersus Circium, monte Imao, qui etiam nunc, ab incolis Cumaumus dicitur, continetur.
Indi amne, et Paharopaniso.»²

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