This image shows the area north-east of Kashan, up towards the Khurasan Highroad. In 1601, Shah Abbas walked through Kushab (bottom left here) and Dastkan, then across the white salt wastes of the Darya Namak, via Hauz-i Aga Muhammad and up towards Pul-i Shurab. He apparently did not stop at any of the three nearby buildings of Ain ol-Rashid, Qasr-i Bahram or Haramserail – even though graffiti dated 1001AH/1592CE seen in 1971 in Qasr-i Bahram suggests that at least this building had already been constructed. The Safavid Royal Highroad was built after the 1601 walk. It passes northwards from Isfahan, up through Sefid Ab (bottom right), and up along the Sang Farsh to Farahabad and Ashraf. [SA.M.1]
