!['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.' [‎452] (483/582)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023554058.0x000001/567.g.5._0485.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'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.' [‎452] (483/582)")
'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.' [452] (483/582)
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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^2 ISLAND OF BAHREIN.
north-north-west direction, till it reaches the point of Ras Rekkan,
or Ras-el-Sharek of the Arabs, where it takes a bend round to the
south-west, and forms the Bay of Bahrein. This Cape of Rekkan
is in lat. 26° 12' north, and long. 51° 13' east, having the town and
Fort of Zubarra about a mile or two to the south-east of it; and to
the west-south-west of it, at intervals of a few miles distant, are
the towns of Yamale, Agulla, Khore Hassan, and Fereyha, with
the creek and port of Laghere, at twelve hours' sail beyond the
Cape, to the westward. The coast from the Cape westward forms
a concave semicircle, extending a few miles deeper than the line
of 26° north lat. and ending at El Kateef, the eastern point to
the entrance of which is in about lat. 26° 28 north, and long.
50° 5' east.
The islands of Bahrein, which are seated in this bay, are two
in number; as the name, being a dual in Arabic, implies. 1 he
largest of these bears this name particularly, and the smaller re
tains that of Arad; an appellation of very early date, when these
islands bore the names of Tylos and Arad, in allusion to the Tyrus
and Aradus of the Phoenicians, on the coast of Syria. The principal
island has its centre in lat. 26° 13' north, and long. 50° 35', east.
Its length is about ten miles, in a direction of west-north-west and
east-south-east, and its breadth about half that, in another direction,
across. The general appearance of the island is low; but it is
every where fertile, well-watered, and supporting an extensive
population. There are estimated to be no less than three hun
dred villages scattered over this small island, and every portion
of the soil is cultivated; producing dates, figs, citrons, peaches,
and a species of almond, called loazi, the outer husk of which is
eaten as well as the kernel. The principal town, which is called
Minawah, or Minawee—properly, the scala, or port, like other
places of the same description on the coasts of the Arabs, from
mina, a port—is large and populous, and has a good bazaar, with
twelve caravanseras for strangers. Many wealthy merchants re
side here, and an extensive commerce is carried on in the export-
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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
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- Buckingham, James Silk
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