!['The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.' [‎228] (291/905)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023550132.0x000001/IOL_1947_C_142_0292.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.' [‎228] (291/905)")
'The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.' [228] (291/905)
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CITY OF KIRMAN.
[CHAP. X.
abound 1 in grain, &c. It also produces indigo, assafoetida,
and a kind of saffron. 2 The other route lay nearly westward
from the Bander Abbas ; it passed through the village of
Kahristaun, near the mills of Daulooin, and through Lar.
Town of Ur. The principal town, Lar, is well built, and is now an im
proving place. It is defended by a strong castle on an
elevated rock, and possesses a good bazar, with numerous
well constructed cisterns to secure the necessary supply of
water in times of continued drought. 3
The road onward to the Jebel-abad range passes the
villages of Beruz and Benarooz, each of which has some
ancient remains; those at the latter place are traditionally
connected with Alexander; and at the former with his cele
brated tutor, Aristotle. 4
Province 0f The whole of tlie coimtr y on th i s line, and especially the
1 ov nee. fl our | g j lin g J u |g a 0 £ ig i rr ig ate( j means of kanats, and
appears to be well cultivated. It produces fruits, grain, &c.,
in abundance; and the same may be said of the Nurmanshir
district, which lies towards the centre of the province. This
fertile district commences near the borders of Baluchistan,
and has a width varying from 30 to 75 miles: its principal
town is Bumm. On the northern and southern side of this
place is a mountain range of considerable elevation. In
addition to the capital there are some small towns and
villages, surrounded by fields and gardens, which produce
all kinds of grain, madder, cotton, honey, gum (from the
babool tree), fruits, and nuts. 5
Westward from Nurmanshir to the capital it is chiefly
desert, but with some cultivation about the villages, which
are most numerous and thriving in the rocky country between
the capital and Fars. 6
The cit y of Kirman is not far from the mountains, and
occupies part of a spacious plain, which, is intersected by
1 MS. Journal of an Officer of the Indian Medical Staff.
s Ogilby's Asia, p. 10.
8 Ibid.; and Tavernier's Travels, p. 253.
4 MS. Journal of an Officer of the Indian Medical Staff
8 Pottinger's Travels, pp. 201, 221, &c. « Ibid, p. 233.
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The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.
Publication Details: London : Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1850 Printed by W. Clowes and sons, Stamford Street.
Notes: Printer's name from colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. . Only two volumes of text and an atlas containing the maps were published.
Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description: xxvii, [3], 799, [1] p., [29] leaves of plates (1 folded), (the plates are numbered: 1, 3-9, 11-26, 28, 33, 37, 39, 42-43). Vol. 1, p. 705-706 and p. 707-708 are fold-out leaves.
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- 'The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.'
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- front, back, spine, head, edge, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:30, 1:8, 8a, 8a, 9:34, 34a:34b, 35:48, 48a:48b, 49:92, 92a:92b, 93:114, 114a:114b, 115:116, 116a:116b, 117:138, 138a:138b, 139:189, 188:198, 198a:198b, 199:208, 208a:208b, 209:212, 212a:212b, 213:230, 230a:230b, 231:266, 266a:266b, 267:310, 310a:310b, 311:324, 324a:324b, 325:336, 336a:336b, 337:350, 350a:350b, 351:368, 368a:368b, 369:392, 392a:392b, 393:406, 406a:406b, 407:426, 426a:426b, 427:432, 432a:432b, 433:470, 470a:470b, 471:490, 490a:490b, 491:526, 526a:526b, 527:596, 596a:596b, 597:616, 616a:616b, 617:622, 622a:622b, 623:636, 636a:636b, 637:704, 704a, 705, 705, 707:802, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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