!['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.' [‎466] (497/582)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023554058.0x000001/567.g.5._0499.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.' [‎466] (497/582)")
'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.' [466] (497/582)
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466
THE TYLUS OF ARRIAN.—GERRHTE.
time among the people of the country, as no settlers were placed
there to perpetuate it, and though the facts of distance and position
are less equivocal guides; yet, if a resemblance in names must be
had, that of Ohhar, or Ukhar, (pronounced as a strong guttural
in Arabic,) may be supposed to resemble the Greek, which Dr.
Vincent writes Ikharus, # quite as closely as that of Karek.
The other island, continues Arrian, is about one day and
night's sail from the mouth of the Euphrates, and is called Tylus.
It is very large and spacious, and not mountainous, nor woody,
but produces plenty of several sorts of fruits, pleasant and agree
able to the taste.f In this we instantly recognize the present
Bahrein, which retains to this day all the features here described.
It seems highly probable that the present town and harbour of
Graine was the Gerrhae of the ancients. Strabo says, that the
Sabaeans furnished Syria with all the gold which that country re
ceived formerly; but that they were in after-times supplanted in
this trade by the inhabitants of Gerrhae, near the mouth of the
Euphrates.J Its position is quite as favourable for such a supply
to Syria, as the country of the Sabaeans could be; but, from what
ever source the gold thus transported by them was then procured,
that metal is no longer an article of trade, or even of remittance in
any quantity, from the same quarter.
If an apology were deemed necessary for so long an interrup
tion of the narrative of my voyage, it might be replied, that
the information here detailed, regarding the western side of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, is almost altogether new, and must be considered as
at least a valuable addition to our hydrographical knowledge
of this coast. The facts have been drawn from various sources,
and these all authentic:—the manuscript journals of officers now
in our squadron, kindly furnished to me for inspection; and
the verbal information of our Arab pilot, Joomah, a native of
* Commerce and Navigation of the Ancients.
f Rooke's Arrian, 8vo. London, 1814, b, 7. c. 20, vol. ii. pp. 166, 167.
X Strabo, lib. 16.
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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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