APPENDIX B. Duration of our Journey from Ispahan to London.

Time.

Days.

Ispahan to Resht (488 miles) (including one day’s halt at Kashan and one day at Kasvin) 23

Resht to Enzelli 1

Halt in Enzelli waiting for steamer 1

Enzelli to Astrachan (including 22 hours in Bakū) 5

Astrachan (halt of ten hours) to Zaritzin 2

Zaritzin to Berlin 5

Berlin to London, including halt at Berlin 5½

42½

Possible time for a horseman to do it, including stoppages but hitting off the steamer, and riding day and night.

Days.

Ispahan to Enzelli (488 miles) (including six hours’ delay and rest in Teheran) 4

Enzelli to Berlin 12

Berlin to London thirty-six hours (including delay in Berlin) 1½

17½