Marco Polo Would Then Travel 150 Miles In Eight Days Compared With 103 Miles In Seven Days Between Kerman And Kuh-Benan.

He therefore increased his speed by only 4 miles a day, and that is all necessary on the route in question.

"Bahabad lies at a distance of 36 miles from Kubenan - all in a straight line. And not till beyond Bahabad does the real desert begin.

"To show that a caravan road actually connects Tebbes with Bahabad, I have inserted in the first and second columns of the following table the data I obtained in Tebbes and Fahanunch, and in the third the names marked on the 'Map of Persia (in six sheets) compiled in the Simla Drawing Office of the Survey of India, 1897.'

From Tebbes to Bahabad | From Fahanunch to Bahabad 1. Kurit . . . . . . . 4 | 2. Moghu . . . . . . . . 4-1/2 2. Moghu . . . . . . . 9 | 3. Sefid-ab . . . . . . 6 3. Sefid-ab . . . . . 6 | 4. Belucha . . . . . . . 5 4. Burch . . . . . . . 5 | 5. God-i-shah-taghi . . 6 5. God . . . . . . . . 5 | 6. Rizab . . . . . . . . 5 6. Rizab . . . . . . . 6 | 7.{Teng-i-Tebbes . . . . 4-1/2 7. Pudenum . . . . . . 8 | {Pudenun . . . . . . . 4-1/2 8. Ser-i-julge . . . . 4 | 8. Kheirabad . . . . . . 4 9. Bahabad . . . . . . 4 | 9. Bahabad . . . . . . . 4 - | - Farsakh . . . . . 51 | Farsakh . . . . . . 43-1/2

Map of Persia. 2. Maga . . . . . . . Salt well. 3. Chashma Sufid . . " " 4.{Khudafrin . . . . Sweet spring. {Pir Moral . . . . Salt well. 5. God Hashtaki . . . " " 6. Rezu . . . . . . . " "

"These details are drawn from different authorities, but are in excellent agreement. That the total distances are different in the first two columns is because Fahanunch lies nearer than Tebbes to Bahabad.

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