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'Travels in Assyria, Media, and Persia, including a journey from Bagdad by Mount Zagros, to Hamadan, the ancient Ecbatana, researches in Ispahan and the ruins of Persepolis, and journey from thence by Shiraz and Shapoor to the sea-shore. Description of Bussorah, Bushire, Bahrein, Ormuz, and Muscat, narrative of an expedition against the pirates of the Persian Gulf, with illustrations of the voyage of Nearchus, and passage by the Arabian Sea to Bombay.' [‎183] (214/582)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (545 pages). It was created in 1829. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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TO GOOLPYEGAN.
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such times as these, excited a suspicion, either that our minds
were not perfectly right, or that our motives and intentions in
travelling, were not strictly pure. We answered all their enquiries
with great patience and civility, though the most common ones, of
« Where are you from ? whither are you going ?" were asked us so
frequently, and by such insignificant persons, that it became in
sufferably tedious. It was in a fit of despair produced by this
annoyance, that, thinking of Dr. Franklin's expedient in a nearly
similar case, I commanded Ismael to stand up, in front of our
recess in the khan, and proclaim with a loud voice what I should
prompt to him. He accordingly began :—
" He that hath ears to hear, let him hear ! Now, be it known
unto you, O brethren and fellow men, that the Hadjee Abdallah-
ibn-Suliman-el-Masri, the Dervish Ismael, his companion, and the
Fakeer Zein-el-Abedeen, their servant, are, all three, true and up
right Moslem worshippers of one indivisible God, admitting neither
partner nor companion ;—for God is great; there is no other God
but God; and Mohammed is the Apostle of God! I say again
unto you, O ye worshippers in the same faith, that we three, by
name repeated, come from Bagdad, and are going to Ispahan, on
business which the Lord best knoweth. Praised for ever be his
name ! We worship no false gods; we bear no enmity to the
ruling powers; and we are at peace with all mankind. In the
name of God, the Great and the Merciful, and truly for the sake
of him, suffer us then to repose in peace ! This is all which we can
declare of ourselves. Go ye forth, therefore, and declare it to the
world; but, since we owe nothing to any man, and desire only
peace, ask henceforth no more of us, for more cannot be revealed.
The effect which this harangue produced was that of shame in
some, and wonder in others ; and while more than one voice
exclaimed, " The men are possessed of devils, and are mad ;
others replied, in my hearing, " Then it is a very sensible mad
ness ; for, in truth, what have ye to do with them ?" After this
the crowd gradually dispersed.

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Travels in Assyria, Media, and Persia, including a journey from Bagdad by Mount Zagros, to Hamadan, the ancient Ecbatana, researches in Ispahan and the ruins of Persepolis, and journey from thence by Shiraz and Shapoor to the sea-shore. Description of Bussorah, Bushire, Bahrein, Ormuz, and Muscat, narrative of an expedition against the pirates of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , with illustrations of the voyage of Nearchus, and passage by the Arabian Sea to Bombay.

The book is written by James Silk Buckingham and contains illustrations and a map at the beginning, entitled "General map of Persia, with the routes pursued by Mr Buckingham in his travels from Bagdad across the mountains of Zagros, through Assyria, Media & Persia, incuding the chief positions of all the ancient cities & modern towns, from the banks of the Tigris to the shores of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. " and signed "Sidy. Hall, sculpt."

Buckingham is identified on title page as "author of Travels in Palestine and the countries east of the Jordan; Travels among the Arab tribes; and Travels in Mesopotamia; member of the Literary Societies of Bombay and Madras, and of the Asiatic Society of Bengal." Name of manufacturer from p. ii. Portrait of the author signed as follows: "Drawn and Etched by W.H. Brooke, A.R.H.A." and "Aquatinted by R. Havell Jnr." Dedication to Sir Charles Forbes on p. v. Vignette on p. 545. With publication announcement of the second edition of Buckingham's Travels in Mesopotamia on last unnumbered page.

Publication Details: London : Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street, 1829. Printed by S. and R. Bentley, Dorset Street, Fleet Street.

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1 volume (545 pages)

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There is a table of contents at the beginning (vii-xvi) and an index at the end of the volume (539-545).

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Dimensions: 283 mm x 220 mm.

Pagination: xvi, 545, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded).

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English in Latin script

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Title: 'Travels in Assyria, Media, and Persia, including a journey from Bagdad by Mount Zagros, to Hamadan, the ancient Ecbatana, researches in Ispahan and the ruins of Persepolis, and journey from thence by Shiraz and Shapoor to the sea-shore. Description of Bussorah, Bushire, Bahrein, Ormuz, and Muscat, narrative of an expedition against the pirates of the Persian Gulf, with illustrations of the voyage of Nearchus, and passage by the Arabian Sea to Bombay.'
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:18, 1:546, iv-r:v-v, back-i
Author: Buckingham, James Silk
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