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'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.' [186] (221/450)
The record is made up of 1 volume (410 pages). It was created in 1836. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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186 RETURN OF MESSRS. TOD AND WILSON. [LET. I.
to my fingers. What I used to suffer at Bagdad
Avas nothing to it. The effects of the irritation spread
over so large a surface are terrible. How I bless
God you escaped in time! Four-and-twenty hours
of this would have killed you.
July 15.—Messrs. Tod and Wilson are just re
turned from Shirauz. They are quite delighted with
every thing they have seen. Climate so cold that
the one was obliged to put on a fur jacket, and the
other actually suffered from cold. You may ride out
at Shirauz, in the middle of the day, without incon
venience. At Dustarjoon they were glad to get into
the sun to warm themselves. They spent three days
at Persepolis, but were not able to see Shapour,
owing to some disturbances in the neighbourhood.
In short, they are highly pleased with their trip, but
represent the roads between this place and Shirauz
as quite dreadful. Dr. Wilson says he never saw
any of the worst precipices of Mount Libanus near
so bad.
July 17.—Another disappointment. At sunset
we discovered a ship far to the southward, and con
cluded it must be the Francis Warden. This morn
ing we find it turns out to be an Arab ship from
Muscat. If she has touched any where in the gull,
the Sheikh will not allow of any communication
with the town. A vessel has also come in this
morning belonging to the Sheikh himself, with a
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Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.
Author: Claudius James Rich.
Contributor: Mary Rich.
Publication Details: London: James Duncan, Paternoster Row.
Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-viii); with map, plan and illustrations; octavo.
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- 1 volume (410 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter.
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- T 12055 vol. 2
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- 'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1, 1a:1b, 2:8, 1:14, 14a:14b, 15:28, 28a:28b, 29:34, 34a:34b, 35:84, 84a:84b, 85:98, 98a:98b, 99:110, 110a:110b, 111:128, 128a:128b, 129:410, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- Rich, Claudius James
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