The travels and adventures of the scholarly people and government officials from time to time have opened the flood-gates of history, relations, trade, etc. between the various countries of the world - from the remotest unknown corner to the highly developed one. The present travelogue of a French Officer during the early second-half of the 19th century through various regions of Persia (now Iran), Afghanistan, Turkistan, Beloochistan and other parts of Central Asia gives a detailed account of the land and people, customs, religions languages, way of life, mountains and rivers, history, political relations between various kingdoms, modes of governance, etc. etc. The book will be found very useful for scholars, historians, defence & other officers, students, and the general readers alike.