49. See Voyages de Tavernier part. i. 1. iii. p. 316, and
more especially Viaggi di Pietro della Valle, tom. i. lett.
xvii. p. 671, etc. He was ignorant of the old name and
condition of Anah. Our blind travellers seldom possess any
previous knowledge of the countries which they visit. Shaw
and Tournefort deserve an honourable exception.