"سرد لإقامة في كردستان وفي موقع نينوى القديمة؛ مع مذكرات رحلة إلى بغداد عبر نهر دجلة ووصف زيارة إلى شيراز وبرسبوليس." [‎١‎٨‎٦] (٤٥٠/٢٢١)

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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