‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [145] (198/388)
The record is made up of 1 volume (327 pages). It was created in 1800. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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dasir, two merhileh; from Berdasir, that is, Vashir, to
Khemrud, one long merhileh; and from Khemrud to
Zareid, one merhileh; and from Zareid to the desert, one long
merhileh.
On the road from Sirgan to Khehes, one first goes to
Bermashir, one merhileh: from Bermashir to
Beherje, one merhileh; this is on the skirts of the desert: from
Bam to Jireft, one merhileh.
The road of Jireft to Pars is, from Jireft to Maaoun,
two merhileh; to Kashgird, one merhileh; from Kash-
gird to Sour dan to Mourouan, one merhileh ;
from Mourouan to Jirouan, one farsang ; from Jirouan
to Kesisan, one; to Rouhin, one merhileh;
to pjb Baremy one merhileh.
The distances on the road from Jireft to Hormuz are these:
From Jireft to Kashgird, and from that, going on the left hand,
to Kounein, one merhileh; from Kounein to ^
Beherrengan, one merhileh; from that to Menunjan,
one; from that to Hormuz, one merhileh; from Hormuz to the
city Shehr) and the sea-side, one merhileh.
These are all the roads and distances of Kirman. After this,
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The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century , translated from the author’s own manuscript, and collated with one preserved at the Library of Eton College by Sir William Ouseley.
Publication details: Printed at the Oriental Press by Wilson & Co., Wild-Court, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, for T Cadell Junior and W Davies, Strand, London, 1800.
Physical description: One volume, initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xxxvi), 327 pages, fold-out map.
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume.
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Dimensions: 280mm x 220mm.
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- 306.37.C.18
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- ‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:38, 1:328, v-r:vii-v, back-i
- Author
- Ouseley, Sir William
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