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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.' [12] (43/582)
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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12 FROM BAGDAD, ACROSS THE D1ALA,
Sheeahs, there being neither Jews nor Christians here. The lan
guage is Turkish, though Arabic is still understood, and the Aga
of the place is subject to Bagdad.*
In the course of the day, information having being brought us
of the road to the next town being unsafe from some predatory
Arabs having taken up a position near it, our intended departure
at night was postponed until the following morning, that we
might the better see such of our enemies as might attempt to
obstruct our way.
In my enquiries about the towns of Mendeli and Ghilan, I
could obtain no very precise data for fixing their positions, as
there were no high-roads from hence to either of them.
Mendeli is described as a large town containing about six
thousand inhabitants, Turks, Arabs, and Koords, the language of
the former chiefly prevailing: it is three days' journey from Bag
dad, to the south-eastward.
Ghilan is the name of a district of some extent, reaching to
the foot of the mountains of Louristan: its chief town is called
Boksye, and contains about two thousand inhabitants, chiefly
Arabs. This is also three days' journey from Bagdad, in nearly
an eastern direction.^
s This town is thought to be the site of the ancient Apollonia, which communicated
its name to a particular canton. - See D'Anville's Ancient Geography, vol. ii. p. 469.
English Edit, 8vo. London, 1791.
t In the march of Alexander from Sasa to Ecbatana, it is said that he marched to
the towns called Celome, which was therefore then the name of a district as well as at
present It was in thrs place, says the historian, that the posterity of the Beotians settled
themselves m the trme of Xerxes's expedition, and there remain to this day, having alto-
th nl[Zr-tir t r C0 T y - FOr they USe a double leamtfrom
the natural .nhab.tants, and m the other they preserve mnch of the Greek tongne and
tnrned e asTd! e a d h 7' ^ CUSt0mS ' ThenCe ' when " evening, he
all manner o^ f T ^ tames to view the country. This country abound in
all manner of fru.t-trecs, and whatever else either conduces to the profit or pleasure of
mankind, so as rt seems to be a place of delight both for gods and men Afterwards
came mo a country that breeds and pastures an innumerable company of horses:
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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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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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- '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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:18, 1:546, iv-r:v-v, back-i
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- Buckingham, James Silk
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