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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.' [‎494] (525/582)

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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.'

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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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494
RETURN TO RAS-EL-KHYMA.
and stood across the Gulf towards Ras-el-Khyma, having, in going
out, the same soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. we had on coming in.
At noon we observed in lat. 26° 32' north, and were in long.
55° 36 / east, with the centre of Angar bearing north-east, and the
western extreme of Kishma west by north, with soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. in
twenty fathoms, on mud. The winds were light, and hanging
from the westward through the afternoon ; and at sun-set we had
the extremes of the Arabian land bearing from east by north to
south by east half-east, but no part of the coast yet visible above
the horizon, and our soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. deepened to forty-two fathoms,
Nov. 30th.—We had light winds through the night from off
the land, and at sun-rise had shoaled our water to twenty-three
fathoms on a sandy bottom, the extremes of the Arabian land from
south by east to north-east by east. At 9. 30. a.m . we saw the town
of Ras-el-Khyma, bearing south-east, just rising above the hori
zon, with four large dows at anchor abreast of it. At noon we
observed in lat. 25° 50' north, and were in long. 55° 34' east,
with the extremes of the Arabian land from south-south-west to
north-east by north, and the centre of the town of Ras-el-Khyma,
south-east, with soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. in ten fathoms, on mud. At 2 p.m.
having gone about four miles south-east since noon, we anchored in
the roads, in five fathoms water, with the centre of the town
south-ed,st half-south, distant about three miles, and the extremes
of the Arabian coast from north-east half-north, to south-west
quarter-south.
The afternoon passed without further communication with
the shore than the sending a letter to the Chief, signifying the
cause of our quitting the bay so suddenly, and announcing our
return, as well as granting him until the following noon to pre
pare his final answer to the original requisitions made.
Dec . 1st.—We waited throughout the morning at our an
chorage, in hourly expectation of a deputation from the shore,
when at length, about noon, a boat appeared, bringing some mes-

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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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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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