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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [25] (40/388)
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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PREFACE. xxy
The guz (as above describedJ may be computed from twenty
to twenty-four inches, Mr. Richardson^ informs us, that
the parasang, or league, contains about eighteen thousand
feet; and Captain FRANCKLiNf, whose computation I would
adopt, makes it nearly equivalent to four English miles.
These and many other matters, which in the following work
appear obscure or difficult, it was my intention, when 1 under
took this translation, to investigate with minute research, and
to illustrate with ample explanations. On those subjects, also,,
which seemed of the most curious and interesting nature, I
collected a variety of notices, and extracted from several
other Oriental Manuscripts, and from the works of European
Antiquaries, Historians and Travellers, every passage that
could contribute information.
4
; . . v. , . ...... _ t r . i .... r ' \ . r . •
I endeavoured, by examining the most ancient traditions pre
served in Persian records, to ascertain whether the celebrated
Ruins of Istakhar, often mentioned in the course of this work, ex
hibit any monuments of the scriptural Elam J,
* Arab, and Persian Diction, art.
t Tour to Persia, quarto edition, Calcutta, i788,/>. 17; Lwd. edit, octavo,p. 4.1.
+ Jeremiah, xlix.
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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
- Title
- ‘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