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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [173] (226/388)
The record is made up of 1 volume (327 pages). It was created in 1800. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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( 173 )
tain, in order to display his power to the people u And at the
back of this mountain, on the side of the road, there is a cavern,
or grotto, from which a fountain of water issues forth ; and there
they have carved the statue of a horse, and the figure of a giant
sitting on its back f
The mountain of Seilan is greater than that of Da-
mavend; and here is a race of people who practise a kind of
magism, or fire-worship )•
It is said that the mountain of Jerth is called in Persian
ojS Maset Kouh, and is larger than all the others,
I have not heard that there are in Kouhestan any mines of
gold or silver. Antimony is found at Isfahan. This country
abounds in sheep.
* Rather to gratify the whim of a favourite mistress, according to the Persian ro*
mances»—See the story of Khofru and Sh'treetiy in the Oriental Collections, Vol. I,
p. 218, &c»
^ <_»5 ^ J.J XfiEh y. ^
Perhaps which I have translated Giant, may signify here an illustrious per
sonage, or (in its most obvious sense) a Guebre, a Pagan, or ancient Persian*
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The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century , translated from the author’s own manuscript, and collated with one preserved at the Library of Eton College by Sir William Ouseley.
Publication details: Printed at the Oriental Press by Wilson & Co., Wild-Court, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, for T Cadell Junior and W Davies, Strand, London, 1800.
Physical description: One volume, initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xxxvi), 327 pages, fold-out map.
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- 1 volume (327 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume.
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Dimensions: 280mm x 220mm.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- 306.37.C.18
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- ‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:38, 1:328, v-r:vii-v, back-i
- Author
- Ouseley, Sir William
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- Public Domain