Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh 2 Volume Set
With Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis
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2014
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-07750-7 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-07750-7 (ISBN)
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The East India Company's resident at Baghdad, Claudius James Rich (1786/7–1821) travelled from 1820 in Kurdistan and beyond. An important record of the region's geography, culture and archaeology, this two-volume work was edited by his widow and published in 1836, with maps, plates and a biographical sketch.
Well versed in oriental languages and antiquities, and possessed of an 'insatiable thirst for seeing new countries', Claudius James Rich (1786/7–1821), the East India Company's resident at Baghdad, set out for Kurdistan in 1820 despite his delicate health. Before he succumbed to cholera the following year, he had visited and described many historic locations in present-day Iraq and Iran. His written account has long stood as an important early record of the region's geography, culture and archaeology. This two-volume work was edited by his widow and published, with maps and other illustrations, in 1836. Rich's Narrative of a Journey to the Site of Babylon in 1811 (1839), including his two archaeological memoirs, is also reissued in this series. Volume 1, including a biographical sketch of the author, covers the journey to and time spent in Kurdistan. Volume 2 covers the return to Baghdad and journeys to Shiraz and Persepolis.
Well versed in oriental languages and antiquities, and possessed of an 'insatiable thirst for seeing new countries', Claudius James Rich (1786/7–1821), the East India Company's resident at Baghdad, set out for Kurdistan in 1820 despite his delicate health. Before he succumbed to cholera the following year, he had visited and described many historic locations in present-day Iraq and Iran. His written account has long stood as an important early record of the region's geography, culture and archaeology. This two-volume work was edited by his widow and published, with maps and other illustrations, in 1836. Rich's Narrative of a Journey to the Site of Babylon in 1811 (1839), including his two archaeological memoirs, is also reissued in this series. Volume 1, including a biographical sketch of the author, covers the journey to and time spent in Kurdistan. Volume 2 covers the return to Baghdad and journeys to Shiraz and Persepolis.
Volume 1: Notice respecting the maps; Preface; Brief notice of the life of Mr Rich; 1. Departure from the residency; 2. Departure from Toozkhoormattee; 3. Osman Bey; 4. Conversation with the pasha; 5. Brave Russian soldier; 6. Departure from Sulimania for the mountains; 7. Entrance into Persia; 8. Leave Sinna; 9. Visit to the vali of Sinna; 10. Failure of vaccination; 11. The pasha melancholy and depressed; Appendix. Volume 2: 12. Departure from Sulimania; 13. The ruins of Nineveh; 14. Continuation of the examination of the ruins of Nineveh; 15. Visit to the convents; 16. Appearance of the country; 17. The sword of Yazid; 18. Departure from Mousul; 19. Departure from Baghdad; Letters 1-5; Appendix.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.9.2014 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology |
| Zusatzinfo | 11 Plates, black and white; 2 Maps |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 1080 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Naher Osten |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-07750-1 / 1108077501 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-07750-7 / 9781108077507 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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