'A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.' [325] (378/516)
The record is made up of 1 volume (435 pages). It was created in 1818. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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MIRACULOUS RELICK.
other miracles, to have the power of stopping the progress of the
plague, appears to be a new acquisition, for it is not mentioned
amongst those which Chardin saw.* The arm of St. Gregory, and
the scalp of St. Repsime, are still there, but so incased in gold and
ornaments, that neither of them can be distinctly seen. The descrip
tion, in other respects, which Chardin has given of this church, is in
most cases applicable to its present state. It is built of excellent ma
terials, and in a most solid manner; and nothing, except an earthquake
or a bombardment, is likely to bring it to the ground.
The Patriarch made great efforts to keep the Ambassador one day
more; but the heat was so intolerable, and we longed so much to get
into the mountains, that we begged to be excused. Accordingly, the next
morning we went to a large Armenian village, called Ashtarek, situated
on the borders of a considerable river, which, running through a very
deep channel of rock, winds through the plain, and at length falls into
the Araxes. Ashtarek bears all the marks of having been a place of
* It formerly was kept in the church of Keghort, built, as it is said, on purpose for its
reception; but being abandoned, the spearhead was removed to Etchmiatzin.— See Ta-
vernier's Travels.
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A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.
Publication Details: London : Longman, Hurst, etc., 1818.
Physical Description: pp. xix, 435: plates; illus., maps. ; 4º.
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- W 2287
- Title
- 'A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:20, 1:50, 50a:50b, 51:74, 74a:74b, 75:92, 92a:92b, 93:136, 136a:136b, 137:168, 168a:168b, 169:224, 224a:224c, 225:232, 232a:232c, 233:252, 252a:252b, 253:288, 288a:288b, 289:330, 330a:330b, 331:334, 334a:334c, 335:342, 342a:342b, 343:348, 348a:348b, 349:354, 354a:354b, 355:358, 358a:358b, 359:374, 374a:374b, 375:386, 386a:386c, 387:392, 392a:392b, 393:436, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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- Morier, James Justinian
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