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river. I have given a plate of this, done by a painter attendant 

 on the embalTy. 



Thirty-two miles farther north ftand the caftle and town of Castle or 

 Poonaka\ a plate is alfo given of this. It reprefents the face of ^°°^'^'^a. 

 the country, and the ftyle of building, and a view of the exalted 

 mountains of fnow, foaring above others, which any where elfe 

 would alionifli the traveller with their height. Not remote fram 

 hence a chain of hills, branching from the great Emodus o\: Hhn^ 

 maleb, inclofes the narrow traift wliich is dillinguifl:ted by the 

 name of the Ded Rajah's country. 



As a head-piece to the fecond volume, is given a view of the The Dee Ra- 

 great naked mountam Doimgala, of the town, and the various 

 entrenchments caft up, on the flope of its fjte, for its defence. 

 A precipitous road leads to the top. On the fummit of a lower 

 Herile hill, is the religious houfe Dounga chin. This view is 

 taken near Vu'iga Puga, on the road to T'ajfifudon. 



On approaching Tajfifudon is a fine view, given as a head- 

 piece to the firft vokime, of a valley watered by a large river. 

 It is wholly furrounde<l by naked hills. Near the Q(SgQ of the 

 river is the palace of Tajffifudoji, a vaft pile. The whole lower Palace near 



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part wants windows, above it is furrounded with a lingle row, 

 placed under a far extending roof, feemingly intended to keep 

 off the violence of the fun. 



Forty-two miles norilx o^ Poojiaka i?> TaJJifudonythQ capital TAssisvDorf. 

 of Boot an. Between this city and Poj-adrong is the great 

 Emodal chain, capt eternally with fnow, the fame which over- 

 tops the other fnow-capt chains, and fliews itfelf to the diftant 

 inhabitants of Bengal, This range is alfo the boundary be-^ 



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