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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.' [338] (373/450)
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338 SULIMANIA TO [APP. IV.
Bearings with the surveying -compass:—
The flat or perpendicular crest set from Sulimania,
whence it bore 65° 56', and put down as Avdalan.
N.B. Avdalan is a village, the other or Sulimania
side of it. N. 32 E., to N. 22 K.
Goodroon, under the summit, N. 57 K
Karadagh, highest summit, S. 39 E. Distance ten hours.
Seghirmeh, S. 34 E.
Derbend i Basirra, S 35 E. Distance five hours.
Keuy Sanjiak was in about N. 35 \\ .
Bitwein, N. 20 W.
One road to Keuy Sanjiak goes through Derbend i
Bazian. Distance said to be little more than to Kerkook,
or about fourteen hours.
Another road leads up the valley of Sulimania, by Ker-
wanan, along Goodroon, through Soordash, and out at
Derbend, N. of the Derbend i Bazian, and called Der
bend i Khalti-ban.
N.B. Both the Derbend and Taslujee hills join and ter
minate at Khalkhalan.
October 23.—Mounted at 30 ra , a.m ., N.20W., up
the valley formed by a small line ot hills just behind Derghe-
zeen, and another similar one opposite, also coming N. W.
from Derbend, and running to Bazian. At 6 40 ,
N. SOW. At 6 h 50 m , S. 70 W. At 7 h 20 m passed through
Derbend.
From the pass of Derbend we continued S. 70 . Be
fore us rose the little furrowed line of hills of Gheshee Khan,
and Kara Hassan, running N. VV. and S. E. On our right
hand the level of the country sunk at once, as if it had
fallen in, to the depth of more than one hundred feet.
At 7 h 35 m we descended into this bottom, in N. 25 W.,
and kept in it the remainder of the way. At 7 h 50 ,
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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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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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- '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.'
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- 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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