Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh 2 Volume Set
Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh 2 Volume Set
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USDWell 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.
Product details
September 2014Multiple copy pack
9781108077507
888 pages
216 × 140 × 53 mm
1.08kg
11 b/w illus. 2 maps
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Table of Contents
- 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.
