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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.' [307] (338/582)
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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A DESCENDANT OF JENGIZ KHAN. 307
Tartar conqueror. This man was now at the head of at least
twenty thousand horsemen, in Fars, who look up to him as their
sovereign and leader. We found him superintending the laying
out of a new garden, in which he appeared to take great pleasure.
He was a fine, robust, and warlike-looking man, of very dark com
plexion, and of features very different from Persian. He wore
talismans on both his arms, spoke roughly, and was surrounded by
a train of dependents. Our conversation turned chiefly on the
affairs of Europe, of which he was by no means ignorant. We
were waited on by many Tartars, who spoke a harsh dialect of
Turkish. The people attached to this chief are wandering tribes,
living in tents, and occupying the whole of the Gurrum Seer, or
the hot district, and the borders of Fars, Khorassan, and Seistan.
They speak Persian to others, but among themselves Turkish is
mostly used. This leader is thought to be the richest man in the
whole kingdom, excepting only the sovereign, whose wealth in
gold and jewels, hoarded at Teheran, is said to be immense. The
chief's treasure is also conceived to be in great part hidden in
caves and mountains, known only to himself and his sons ; so that
the Persian Government dares not oppress him; indeed his faith
ful force is a sufficient protection against this. After our inter
view here, he accompanied us to Jaffier Ali Khan's house, and re
mained with us till evening prayers. Though plainly arrayed in
his garden, he dressed himself for his visit in a rich white shawl
cloak, and a still richer red shawl of Cashmere around his waist,
and was accompanied by an innumerable train of servants.
O ct. 29th.—As the drum beat for the assembling of the Gym
nasts, or Athletes, at the Zoor Khoneh, or house of strength, at an
early hour this morning, we attended its call, and went there to
witness the exercises. The place was small and dark. The arena
was a deep circle, like that in the ancient amphitheatre, for fights
of beasts; and the seats for spectators were arranged around, as
in theatres generally. The soil of the arena was a fine firm clay.
About twenty men were soon assembled on this, each of them
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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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- '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
- Author
- Buckingham, James Silk
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