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Bramapoutra,) the Satadru, and the Ladauk, which is evident- 
ly the largest’ branch of the Indus. Mr ArrowsmitH has ex- 
tended it along the western bank of the Ladauk ; but Dr Bu- 
CHANAN has every reason to believe, that it stretches along the: 
opposite side, and unites itself to the Mooz Taugh, forming a 
complete barrier between Great and Little Thibet. Whether 
or how far it extends northward, in the direction indicated by 
Protemy, modern geography does not afford the means of as-. 
certaining. Dr Bucuanan is disposed to view it as a prolon- 
gation of the Mooz Taugh, turning southwards, and uniting 
with the Himalaya. ‘This is evidently little more than a no- 
minal distinction from the opposite view of Protemy, in ma- 
king it a continuation of the Imaus northward. 
Under Dr Bucwanan’s direction, I have ventured to lay 
down the chain of mountains in question according to his idea 
of their course ; also the sources of the Bramapoutra, Ladauk, 
’ Satadru and Gogra. 
Dr Bucuanan is of opinion, that the representation of Chi- 
na as a country of mountains would not be so wholly incorrect 
as I have supposed. He conceives, that the lofty chain sepa- 
rating Canton from the northern provinces, and which was 
crossed by Sir Grorcr SravnTon, is a prolongation of the Hi- 
malaya. This would make Protemy correct, in extending 
that chain, under the name of Ottorocoras, to the extremity of 
the known world. The western provinces of the empire are 
also in general mountainous. 
Dr Bucuanan attaches no importance to the name of Seri- 
nagur, (properly Sreenagur, the Holy City,) as he knows its 
foundation to be entirely modern, and not to reach back above 
two or three centuries. 
The ancient Map is copied from those usually appended to 
Protemy’s Geography, unless in a few instances, where these 
appeared to differ from the ‘text, which is universally allowed 
to be of higher authority, 
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