'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.' [181] (212/582)
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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TO GOOLPYEGAN.
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At the top of the dividing range of hills, the district of Kem-
mera ends, and that of Goolpyegan begins, its fine plain, covered
with dwellings and gardens, being now full in view before us-
About half-way down the hill, we passed a ruined enclosure of build
ings, where there are stationed some agents of the Government, to
collect the dues on merchandise passing this way, who suffered
us to proceed in peace, as we were but lightly laden. On entering
the plain, and still keeping the same course, we crossed the gra
velly bed of a stream, now dry, by a lofty bridge of three arches.
In the spring, a large body of water comes from a mountain
called Badian, a few hours to the south-west of this, and fills this
bed, going north-east through the plain, and bearing the name of
the mountain in which it has its source.
Soon after noon we entered the town of Goolpyegan, having
been travelling for about six hours on a course of south-east by
south ; and from the nature of our road, which was almost all
mountainous, we had gone perhaps a distance, in a straight line, of
from twelve to fifteen miles. The chief peculiarities which struck
us, on our approach to the town, were two tolerable domes, and a
solitary minaret, in different parts of it; but this last, poor as it
was, was the more remarkable, as it was the only one we had yet
seen in Persia.
The history of Goolpyegan, as related to us by one of the
Mollahs, who came to bid us the " Kosh Amadeed," or welcome?
in our khan, was thus detailed. In the days of the Prophet,
there was a large city here called Nussway, whose inhabitants
were all worshippers of fire. Imam Ali, and his son Hassan,
marching against it, took the place of the infidels by the edge of
the sword. As the city, though already a celebrated one, was still
rising in extent and consequence, a great part of its population
was employed in making bricks and mortar, and erecting edifi
ces ; but such was the consternation occasioned by the approach
of the victorious Imam and his son, that the labourers fled in all
directions, without staying to wash away the dirt accumulated in
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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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