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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.' [‎535] (566/582)

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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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THE GULF OF BOMBAY. 535
D ec . 15th. — Being now completely under the lee of the Gu-
zerat coast, we had smoother water than we had yet found, with
the winds steady from the north-north-east, so as to admit of our
steering east by south, with the fore-topmast studding-sail set.
The weather being fine, we sent up the royal-masts and yards, and
bent the light sails again; and as the prospect of a speedy termi
nation to our voyage brightened every hour, the crew were restored
to their full allowance of provisions and water.
At noon we observed in latitude 19° 24,' north, and were in
longitude 70 30 east, when we hove to, and obtained soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
in forty-five fathoms on the Bombay bank. A yellow sea-snake
had been already seen by one of the officers, the sure mark of our
approach to shoaler water; and the colour of the sea was of a
greener cast than in the deep ocean. At sun-set we had the same
soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. as at noon, on fine grey sand; and, with a fine breeze
from the north-north-east, and smooth water, we stood on east
throughout the night.
D ec . 16th. — As we opened the Gulf of Bombay, we had the
wind from out of it in a more northerly direction, which enabled
us to set all the flying-sails and keep the ship free. At midnight
we had forty fathoms, at four a.m . thirty-nine, and at sun-rise
thirty-eight, the water now of a pale dull green. At seven a.m . the
land was reported from the mast-head; and at nine we made it
distinctly from the deck, the Peak of Bassein then bearing east
by north, distant fifty or sixty miles, and soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. in twenty-five
fathoms on fine sand.
We now bore up east by south half-south, and having a com
manding breeze, with all sail set, we rose the land rapidly. After
the high land of Bassein, and its remarkable peak, being the summit
of a conical mountain of the Mahratta country, was seen, we next
distinguished the piece of land called the Neat's Tongue, a portion
of the island of Salsette, so named from a supposed resemblance
to a tongue; though a wedge would be an equally illustrative com-

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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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