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Art. VI.—Discovery of Caves on the Murghab

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Extract

In February last, Captain F. de Laessoë, who is attached as one of the Political Officers with the Afghan Boundary Commission, discovered an important group of caves at Penjdeh, and sent me a plan of them, which is here given ; and with it the following letter, which contains an account of the discovery.

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Original Communications
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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1886

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page 92 note 1 This plan, although bearing a resemblance to the one which appeared in the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society, is not a copy, but is reproduced from a drawing by Captain de Laessoë, made when he first discovered the caves in February last, as the date of the letter to Mr. Simpson shows.

page 99 note 1 See Journ. Roy. As. Soc. Vol. XIV. Part 3.Google Scholar