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'The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.' [‎129] (182/905)

The record is made up of 1 volume (799 pages). It was created in 1850. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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CHAPTER VII.
russian provinces.
Their gradual acquisition.—Geographical position.—Extent.—Range of the
Caucasus.—Ddghestdn.—Position.—Extent.—Mountains.—Rivers.— Der-
bend. — Tarkii. — Bdku. — Shirvdn. — Mountains.—Rivers. — Climate.—
Products.—Shamahkee.—Tdlish.—Lenkoran.—Inhabitants.—Character.—
Choice of a Chief.—Comparative Geography of Shirvdn.—KaraMgh.—
Superficies.—Rivers.—Products.—Capital.—Character of the People.—The
Armenian Districts.—Nakhchivdn.—Urd-dbdd, and Erivdn.—Its ancient
History.—Provinces of Kars, Akhltskhai, and its Castle.—Imiretia.—Min-
grelia.—Abasia, and Goria.—Elizabethpol.—Shamshadil.—Kazakh.—Bam-
bak-Shuragel.—Bortchalin.—Karketia, and Kartellnia.—General Descrip
tion of Georgia.—Products. —Population.—Lezgistdn, and the Ossetes.
I n 1724, the territory south of the Caucasus was invaded by p e ter the Great
Peter the Great in person: this prince, having taken Derbend, takes Derbend -
entered into a treaty with- Persia, by which, in return for the
provinces of Daghestan, Shirvan, Ghilan, Mazanderan, and
Aster-abad, he was to recover, from the Afghans, the do
minions of Shah Tamas. These conditions were not fulfilled,
and the provinces in question were held till Nadir Shah
recovered them from the Empress Anne in 1735, when the
Georgian territory reverted to the government of its own
princes.
After the death of Shah Tamas, in 1783, the then reigning Heraciim a
sovereign, Heraclius, in consideration of his dominions being Rugg? a of
guaranteed to himself and his successors, declared himself a
vassal of Russia; and, by this fatal step, he laid the foundation
of the ruin of his dynasty, and of the independence of the
country. This event took place soon after the demise of
George XIII., the son and successor of Heraclius: in 1801,
Georgia was declared to be a province of Russia; 1 and, in
1 By Ukase, September 12, 1801.
vol. i. s

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The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.

Publication Details: London : Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1850 Printed by W. Clowes and sons, Stamford Street.

Notes: Printer's name from colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. . Only two volumes of text and an atlas containing the maps were published.

Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description: xxvii, [3], 799, [1] p., [29] leaves of plates (1 folded), (the plates are numbered: 1, 3-9, 11-26, 28, 33, 37, 39, 42-43). Vol. 1, p. 705-706 and p. 707-708 are fold-out leaves.

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'The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.' [‎129] (182/905), British Library: Printed Collections, IOL.1947.c.142, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023939721.0x0000b7> [accessed 11 May 2024]

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