river. I have given a plate o f this, done by a painter attendant
•on the embafly. •
ThirtytTWO miles farther north (land the caftle and town o f Cast« or
Poonakay a plate is alfo given o f this. It reprefents the face o f Poo'"'liA-
the country, and the ftyle o f building, and a view o f the exalted
mountains o f fnow, foaring above others, which any where elfe
would aftoniih the traveller with their height. Not remote from
hence a chain o f hills, branching from the great Emodus or Him-
maleh, inclofes the narrow trait which is diftinguilhed by the
name of the Deb Rajab’s country.
As a head-pieoe to the fecond volume, is.given a view o f the T he D eb R a-
great naked mountain Doungala, o f the town,.and the various ]AU $c°vx''Rr’
entrenchments caft up, on the flope o f its file, for its defence.
A precipitous road leads to the top. On the fummit o f a lower
fterile hill, is the religious houfe Doiinga chin. This view is
taken near Vuiga Puga, on the road to TaJJifudon.
0 » approaching Tajfifudon is a fine view, given as a headpiece
to the firft volume, of a valley watered by a large river.
It is wholly, furrounded by naked hills. Neartheedge o f the.
river is the palace o f TaJJifudon,,a. vaft pile. The whole lower P a e a c e k e a «
part wants windows, above it is furrounded with, a fingle row, ASSI5BI>osplaced
under a .far extending roof, feemingly intended to keep
o ffth e violence o f the. fun.
F ort y- two miles north of Poonaka is TaJJifudon, the capital Tassisobo»
o f Eooian, Between this, city and Paradrong is the great
Emodal chain,, capt eternally with fnow, the fame which overtops
the other fnow-capt chains, and Ihews itfelf to the diftant
inhabitants o f Bengal. This range is alfo the boundary between