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distance of 153 G. miles. The route is, however, uncommonly 
circuitous, as it first proceeds NE. to Pago, east to Satoun, 
south to Zaingiaik, and finally with a sweep round a mountain 
to Mouttama, while, owing to the difficulties of the roads, the 
day’s journey may here be little longer than in the countries 
north from Ava. In the parts now under discussion, this map 
gives twelve days’ journey from Mouttama to Taunu, while the 
distance in the map of Asia is 150 G. miles, or 12J for the day’s 
journey. Even at this rate, Mouttama should he 110 G. miles 
from Rangoun. I am, therefore, inclined to think that an er- 
ror has here crept into Arrowsmith’s map of Asia, which places 
Martaban only 80 G. miles from Rangoun. 
The city called Je, is no doubt represented in this map as si- 
tuated on the island, at the mouth of Martaban Bay, which in 
Arrowsmith’s map of Asia is called Buga, a name for which I 
cannot account. In many European charts it is called Rruxe 
Island, probably from the Hindustany word Bruj, a fortress, 
for the bay was chiefly frequented by Hindustany seamen. The 
The Mranma name of the island is Bhalu or Palu, and it is a 
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dependency on the government of Je, although the capital of 
the district is not situated on the island, but on the continent, 
considerably farther south. It seems to have been placed on 
the island by the compiler, from want of room in the proper di- 
rection. 
The detail of the country of the Mrelapshan or Shanwa, in 
this map is not great, and the most important point which it 
settles is the situation of Junzalsen, the most southern town of 
note in this territory. It is said to be twelve days’ journey from 
Taunu, and five and a half from Mouttama, while, as I have be- 
fore mentioned, the latter town is twelve days’ journey from the 
former, and this latter distance we may take at 150 G. miles; 
for, although Mouttama is probably farther east than it has been 
placed in the map of Asia, this would make little difference in 
its distance from Taunu. On these grounds, and supposing 
Mouttama to stand right in the map of Asia, we should have 
Junzalaen in about 17° 20' N., and in about 98° 51' E. from 
Greenwich, considerably within the boundary of Siam, accord- 
ing to the map of Asia, in which, I think, the course of the 
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