!['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.' [‎746] (846/905)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023550132.0x000001/IOL_1947_C_142_0848.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'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.' [‎746] (846/905)")
'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.' [746] (846/905)
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INDEX.
Arabs, the rawi, or travelling historian of,
663
, the muhaddith, or reciter of tales, 663,
682
, liberality, 663, 699
, Muhammedan religion prejudicial to
society among the, 664
, chivalry among the, 665
, personal education, 665
, war decided by champions, 665
, a maiden the rallying point in battle,
665
, ordeals by fire used by the, 665
, philosophy and knowledge of the, in
the time of Job, 666
, ancient, used a written character, 666
, knowledge of engraving and printing,
666
•, ships, and post-messengers, 666
, architecture, 666, 667
, dikes and kanats, 666, 667
, cisterns and tanks at Gibraltar and
Minorca derived from the, 667
, the women, 670
, paint the face, 670
, dress, &c., of, 671
nose-jewels of, 671
, khalkhal, or anklet with bells, of,
671
, hajil, or common anklet of, 671
, diet of the, 671,672
, camel's flesh used by the, 672
, the jerboa, locusts, and other animals
eaten by the, 672
, buildings of the, 673
, huts and tents of the, 67'3
, black goat's hair tent of the, 673
, tents of the Ababde Arabs, 674
, tents of the Ssleib or hunting Arabs,
674
, slavery mild among them, 674
• , prosperity depends on their camels,
674
, choice of a sheikh and malik, 675
, their sheikh has no revenue, 675
, is the judge and lawyer of his
people, 675
, laws and punishment of the, 675, 676
, mixed government of, 675
, torture practised by the, 676
, protection granted to them by the
sheikh, 676
• , means they used to gain the protection
of the sheikh, 676, 677
, Sunnie, Shi'ah and Wahhabi religions,
677
, superstition of the, 677
, polygamy permitted among the, 678
, Friday the sabbath of the, 677
, divorces (ent ta'leka) allowed among
them, 678
, courtships, marriage, &c. of the, 678
—-, elopements, 679
, marriage festivals, 679
, circumcision of children, 679
, funerals of the, 679, 680
——, days of mourning, 680
Arabs, occupations and amusements, 680,
681
——, employments of the women, 681
, cooking utensils of the, 681
, social meetings of the, 681
, musical instruments of the, 682
, predatory excursions of the, 682
, war-dance and song of the, 682
, pitched battles rare, 682
, preparations for a march, 683
, order of march, 683, 684
, in a retreat, 685
, shebrye or haudag, a kind of palan
quin carried by a camel, 683
, shekdof, a kind of large pannier on
each side of a camel, 684
, a tribe scarcely visible on a forced
march, 685
, mardouffs, camels carrying two armed
men, 685
, cookery during a retreat, 685
, cadah, a bowl used in milking camels,
685
, manner of encampment, 687
, arts and sciences encouraged by the
khaliphs, 690
, astronomy formerly much cultivated
by the, 691
, trigonometry improved by the, 691
, medicine and surgery of the, 691, 692
, wrote on horology, mathematics, &c.,
692
, on manufactures, 692
, compass said to have been used by the,
692
, sciences said to be taught at the Mad-
ressehs by the, 693
, trades followed by the, 693
, vanity of the Bedawms, 693
, their partiality for the desert, 694
, their skill in tracing footsteps and
finding their way, 694
, skilled in a knowledge of the positions
of places, 695
, are of two classes, fixed and noma
dic, 695
, character of them, by Ammianus Mar-
cellinus, 696
, Edrisi's character of the Bili, an Afri
can branch, 696
, their manner of declaring war, 697
, hasnat, or form of reconciliation
among them, 697
, their forays, 697
, capture of a mare considered import
ant, 697
, treatment of prisoners, 697
, fight for plunder and revenge, 698
, hospitality, a leading virtue of the, 698
, their moderation and patience, 698
, tribes {Appendix)
Arach, or Irak (eastward of Palmyra), 526
Arachosia, province, 169
position of, 169
territories included in, 169
ancient city, site of the, 169
Araciana, ancient city of Parthia, 225
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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.'
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- front, back, spine, head, edge, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:30, 1:8, 8a, 8a, 9:34, 34a:34b, 35:48, 48a:48b, 49:92, 92a:92b, 93:114, 114a:114b, 115:116, 116a:116b, 117:138, 138a:138b, 139:189, 188:198, 198a:198b, 199:208, 208a:208b, 209:212, 212a:212b, 213:230, 230a:230b, 231:266, 266a:266b, 267:310, 310a:310b, 311:324, 324a:324b, 325:336, 336a:336b, 337:350, 350a:350b, 351:368, 368a:368b, 369:392, 392a:392b, 393:406, 406a:406b, 407:426, 426a:426b, 427:432, 432a:432b, 433:470, 470a:470b, 471:490, 490a:490b, 491:526, 526a:526b, 527:596, 596a:596b, 597:616, 616a:616b, 617:622, 622a:622b, 623:636, 636a:636b, 637:704, 704a, 705, 705, 707:802, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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