Abbott's travel report is one of a series of reports on the Eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire published by the Royal Geographical Society in the 1840s. Other travellers of this group include Ainsworth, Brant, Pollington, Shiel and Suter. Together these travellers covered large parts of the area, thus making a considerable contribution to contemporary geographical knowledge. Abbott started from Erzurum, and visted Kars, the ruins of Ani, and Kağızman. At the time of Abbott's travel, this area was again in the hands of the Ottomans, after having been occupied by the Russians in the Ottoman-Russian war 1828-1829 . On his way Abbott found many deserted villages, mostly of Armenians who fled during the war to Russia.

He stayed in Erzurum between 1835-1837, perhaps as assistant with the British Consulate there. Later in his career he occupied several consular posts in Persia.

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Hintz → Dumlu (village in Yakutiye district, Erzurum province)

Mudurghère → Çayırtepe (village in Yakutiye district, Erzurum province) Tasmasczor → unidentified hamlet close to Çayırtepe Keussé Mehmet → Kösemehmet (village in Yakutiye district, Erzurum province)

Tafta → Gökçeyamaç (village inYakutiye district, Erzurum province)

Sclaweck → not identified

Ghirreh Khusak → Yeşildere (village in Yakutiye district, Erzurum province)

Domlú → unidentified (Is not Dumlu in Yakutiye district, Erzurum province)

Kara Ghubeg  → Karagöbek (village in Yakutiye district, Erzurum)

Barr  → Yumaklı (village in Tortum district, Erzurum)

Itt  → Narman (centre of Narman district, Erzurum province)

Itt  → Narman (centre of Narman district, Erzurum province)

Nerman  → Ünlükaya (village in Oltu district, Erzurum province)

Altu → Oltu (centre of Oltu district, Erzurum province)

Teghdeh  → perhaps Obayayla (village in Oltu district, Erzurum province)

Persún  → not identified

Taprak  → not identified

Tenak  → not identified

Ardahan → Ardahan (capital of Ardahan province)

Bardos  → Gaziler (village in Şenkaya district, Erzurum province)

Ghoreshkeh  → Göreşken (village in Şenkaya district, Erzurum province)

Chepak  → perhaps Kaynak (village in Şenkaya district, Erzurum province)

Hoshapunah  → not identified

Süutlú → perhaps Atayurt (village in Kars central district, Kars province)

Kars → Kars (capital of Kars province)

Kurghesman → Kağızman (centre of Kağızman district, Kars province)

Kilfoglu → Halefoğlu (village in Kars central district, Kars province)

Paldervan → Duraklı, Krekdereh → Kürekdere (villages in Akyaka district, Kars province)

Jamusli → not identified

Kizil Charchak → Akyaka (centre of Akyaka district, Kars province)

Ergene → probably Kayaköprü (village in Akyaka district, Kars province); Uzun, Klissia → not two but one settlement (nowawayds Esenyayla, village in Akyaka district of Kars province); Tikness Kalessi → Kalkankale (village in Akyaka district, Kars province)

Malamosa

Ajak Kuli

Gumri

places within the borders of the Republic of Armenia

Gumri → Gyumri (formerly also named Alexandropol and Leninakan, Republic of Armenia)

Karaklissia →  Azatan  (Armenian Republic) Aralık → not identified (probably flooded by Arpaçay Lake)

Bash Surijeh → Çetindurak (village in Akyaka district, Kars province)

Arghuzun →  Küçükaküzüm and/or Büyükaküzüm (villages in Kars central district, Kars province)

Illanli →  Yılanlı (village in Kars central district, Kars province)

Anni →  Ani (ruins of mediaeval town)

Cosujah → Kozluca (village in Digor district, Kars province)

Alem → Alem (village in Digor district, Kars province)

Digiole → Digor (centre of Digor district, Kars province); Zebné → Varlı (village in Digor district, Kars province)

Kurghesman → Kağızman (centre of Kagızman district, Kars province)

Zechchi → Yağlıca (village in Digor district, Kars province)

Kess → Günindi (village in Kağızman district, Kars province)

Kurghesman → Kağızman (centre of Kağızman district, Kars province)

Zerap Khauch → perhaps Hoşgeldi (village in Sarıkamış district, Kars province)

Toprak Kaleh → Toprakkale (village in Eleşkirt district, Ağrı province)

Gholohaj→ Güllüce (village in Sarıkamış district, Kars province)

Abbott probably noted the order of the vilages wrongly, since Hişgeldi (see above) is north of Güllüce, and the author moved from north to south

Toprak Kaleh → Toprakkale (village in Eleşkirt district, Ağrı province)