Buch, Englisch, 888 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 1080 g
With Journal of a Voyage Down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis
Buch, Englisch, 888 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 1080 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
ISBN: 978-1-108-07750-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
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.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Geographie, Landkarten & Atlanten
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Altorientalische Geschichte & Archäologie
Weitere Infos & Material
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.
