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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.' [‎8] (39/582)

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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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from bagdad, across the diala,
for filling the well with rain-water; but as we had seen near this
several small heaps, with a few scattered bricks in the way, there
might possibly have been buildings of some description or other
along it. The people of the country, indeed, have a singular
traditionary notion, that all the plain from the Tigris to the
mountains was once covered by the great city of Cufa, of which
they know perfectly well the name and the celebrity, but seemingly
little else. The ruins of the city are thought to be recognised
on the other side of the river to the west, below Bagdad.
Fiom the well, our course went nearly a point more northerly;
and after going for two hours on a similar road, we reached the
khan, or caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). , called also " Orta Khan," from an idea of its
being midway between Bagdad and Bakouba. The khan ap
peared to be small, and built of bricks. A few huts were seen
near it, and the barking of dogs showed these to be inhabited;
but as we passed through, leaving the dwellings on our right,
and the khan on our left,-without alighting, we saw none of the
people of the place.
We had hitherto travelled in very straggling order; and the
Persians often sang some popular song, which drew forth at
in ervals loud shouts m chorus; but as the moon declined, we
fear ln 0rder ' ^ ^ WaS more silent ' evide ntly from
fr0m henCe 011 a line 0f about nor th-east, for
road T' r t w nyPrOSPeCt t0 ^ the mon otony of the
formed .u"' "Ti, Plel i ades ' Ald ebaran, Orion's Belt, and Jupiter,
foimed altogether a splendid train in the eastern heavens and
appeared"!"?] UnUSUal brillianCe ' the firSt blush of day
S bele t We . ^ t0 diSCern SOme thick S— of palm!
Diala ' ^ Came on the banks of the
nortlt lutWh ^ 1161-6 ^ a ^ bUt narr0W bed ' ^
westerly The wT k T it 0ff aboUt «outh-south-
esterly. The western bank of the stream was the steepest, and

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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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