1881.] visited and described by Tavernier. 39 



Thomas Jefferys' engraved map of India, dated 1768 gives Tavernier's 

 stages to Raolconda which is placed in the angle between the Bhima and 

 Kistna with such accuracy that it is impossible not to conclude that the 

 route was laid down to fit Tavernier's supposed line and not from indepen- 

 dent evidence, there is too, other internal evidence that Jefferys took some of 

 his localities from Tavernier. 



Rennell's map of 1788 is open to precisely the same criticism. But 

 a manuscript map of the Nizam's dominions by Col. Colin Mackenzie, 

 dated 1798 largely drawn from actual surveys, does not represent any 

 similar route terminating at Raolconda, but it does give Rawduconda in its 

 right place. A village called Alpour situated south of Raichiir on this 

 map may be identical with the locality, two marches from Raolconda, which 

 is mentioned by Tavernier. Similarly Boorcull another village near Gol- 

 conda may be Tavernier's Parquel. Heyne it is true in a map published 

 with his tracts calls Karnul, Canoul and Carnal in the text, these are 

 almost the same words as Tavernier's Canol. 



In conclusion if Raolconda be not identical with Rawduconda I can 

 only suggest that it may be Ramulkota a known diamond mine in 

 Lat. 15° 34/ Long. 78° 3' 15" but being 120 miles as the crow flies 

 from Haidrabad and 150 miles from Bijapur, two rivers, the Kistna and 

 Tungabudra having to be crossed to reach it, en route from the former, it 

 does not fit so well with Tavernier's description. Ramulkota is only about 

 19 miles south of Karnul whereas Rawduconda must have been 30 miles 

 from Tavernier's Canol. 



III. — Soumelpour of Tavernier situated in CJiutia Nagpur and not 

 identical with Sambalpur as has been supposed by some authors. 

 Possibly represented by the modem Simah in Palamow, Lat. 23° 35' iV. 

 Lung. 84° 21' E. 



When writing of Ptolomey's Adamus flus in the paper already quoted 

 I pointed out that though doubtless it was intended for the Mahanadi its 

 upper reaches are represented as passing through a region called Cocconage 

 which is supposed to be identical with Chutia Nagpur. Though this is not 

 exactly the case still one of the principal tributaries of the Mahanadi, 

 namely, the Ebe, which is itself believed to be diamond bearing, passes 

 through a large portion of Chutia Nagpur. 



Although I included Tavernier's description of Soumelpour under the 

 heading of Sambalpur I recognised that the facts did not seem to fit which. 

 I attributed to defective geographical knowledge on his part. There 

 ean be no question, however, that the Soumelpour which was visited by 

 him was situated far to the north, being if not identical with, at least not 

 very far removed from, the localities in Kokrah or Chutia Nagpur which 



