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The record is made up of 1 volume (324 pages). It was created in 1839. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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JOURNEY TO PERSEPOLIS.
207
I do not think I ever saw such a collection of them,
except perhaps the first general view of them among
the gardens of Bagdad. Among these trees we saw
the naphtha water meandering to find its way to the
Shapour river. After travelling about a mile along
the foot of the hills, we entered them, and at this
place we had a fine view of Daulekee. We crossed
the first line by a pretty good road, which was by no
means precipitous in any part of it—and we then
reached the Shapour river, after winding through
a narrow defile. We continued along the banks of
the river, which roared among the rocks, for some
time along a road which, being on the side of the
hills, was occasionally precipitous on one hand, but
by no means bad. At half-past nine we reached the
bridge over the Shapour river, which is of thirteen
arches, and in very fine order. After having passed
it, we halted to take our cup of coffee, and to allow
the baggage to get well on before us, so as not
to embarrass us in the pass we were coming to.
The Shapour river must sometimes be a very formid
able river, though at present there is not above two
feet water in it. Its bridge and murmuring put me
much in mind of the Elwand at Khanakeen. The
hills are all very bare ; scarcely a bush is to be seen.
The water of the river was saltish, nitrous, and soft,
and in the close defiles it was very hot. After a
halt of three quarters of an hour we mounted again,
and wound through the narrow passes, having the
river on our right hand. At one place there was a

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Narrative of a journey to the site of Babylon in 1811, now first published: memoir on the ruins; with engravings from the original sketches by the author: remarks on the topography of ancient Babylon, by Major Rennell; in reference to the memoir: second memoir on the ruins; in reference to Major Rennell's remarks: with narrative of a journey to Persepolis: now first printed, with hitherto unpublished cuneiform inscriptions copied at Persepolis: by the late Claudius James Rich, Esq., formerly the Resident of the Hon. East India Company at Bagdad , by Claudius James Rich.

Publication details: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Duke-street, Stamford Street, London. Published by Duncan and Malcolm, Paternoster Row, MDCCCXXXIX [1839].

Physical description: Includes plates, illustrations, plan; octavo.

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1 volume (324 pages)
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The volume contains a table of contents with chapter headings with page references (pp xi-xv). Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter. There is a list of illustrations (p xvi) with facing page references.

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'Narrative of a journey to the site of Babylon in 1811, now first published: memoir on the ruins; with engravings from the original sketches by the author: remarks on the topography of ancient Babylon, by Major Rennell; in reference to the memoir: second memoir on the ruins; in reference to Major Rennell's remarks: with narrative of a journey to Persepolis: now first printed, with hitherto unpublished cuneiform inscriptions copied at Persepolis: by the late Claudius James Rich, Esq., formerly the Resident of the Hon. East India Company at Bagdad. Edited by his widow.'
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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:16, 1:48, 1:39, 39a, 40, 40a:40b, 41:64, 64a:64b, 65:66, 66a:66b, 67:68, 68a:68b, 69:92, 92a:92b, 93:104, 104a:104b, 105:192, 192a:192j, 193:248, 248a:248l, 249:250, 250a:250q, 251a:251g, 251:254, 254a:254i, 255:324, iii-r:v-v, back-i
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Rich, Claudius James
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