!['A Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, in the years 1808 and 1809, in which is included some account of the proceedings of his Majesty's Mission, under Sir Harford Jones, Bart., to the Court of the King of Persia. With twenty-five engravings from the designs of the author; a plate of inscriptions; and three maps.' [‎185] (256/524)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023517885.0x000001/W 2806_0260.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'A Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, in the years 1808 and 1809, in which is included some account of the proceedings of his Majesty's Mission, under Sir Harford Jones, Bart., to the Court of the King of Persia. With twenty-five engravings from the designs of the author; a plate of inscriptions; and three maps.' [‎185] (256/524)")
'A Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, in the years 1808 and 1809, in which is included some account of the proceedings of his Majesty's Mission, under Sir Harford Jones, Bart., to the Court of the King of Persia. With twenty-five engravings from the designs of the author; a plate of inscriptions; and three maps.' [185] (256/524)
The record is made up of 1 volume (438 pages). It was created in 1812. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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chap. xl
teheran#
visit from the second minister—the court poet—first
conference ceremonial of the public introduction
presents to the king brought by the envoy order of
the procession presentation the king of persia-
peacock throne the court the palace the prime
minister ; his levee persian traveller present to
the envoy ceremonies of the moharrem.
It had been decided on the day of our arrival, that the first visit
was to be paid by the owner of the house in which we lodged, Hajee
Mahomed Hossein Khan, Ameen-ed-Doulah, or Lord Treasurer:
but on the next day the Minister seemed to make some hesitation in
according the compliment, and said that he rather expected it from
the Envoy. Sir Harford Jones , however, immediately obviated the
difficulty by representing that even among the most uncivilized nations
the host pays the first attentions to his guest. When this explanation
was satisfactorily received the Minister came, and with him the King's
Chief Poet, and some other officers of state.
We went through the common routine of compliments and presenta-
b b
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A Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, in the years 1808 and 1809, in which is included some account of the proceedings of his Majesty's Mission, under Sir Harford Jones, Bart., to the Court of the King of Persia. With twenty-five engravings from the designs of the author; a plate of inscriptions; and three maps.
Publication Details: London : Longman, 1812.
Physical Description: xvi. 438 p. ; 4º.
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- W 2806
- Title
- 'A Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, in the years 1808 and 1809, in which is included some account of the proceedings of his Majesty's Mission, under Sir Harford Jones, Bart., to the Court of the King of Persia. With twenty-five engravings from the designs of the author; a plate of inscriptions; and three maps.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1:2, 2a:2b, 3:18, 1:2, 2a:2b, 3:4, 4a:4d, 5:6, 6a:6b, 7:58, 58a:58b, 59:68, 68a:68b, 69:70, 70a:70b, 71:86, 86a:86b, 87:88, 88a:88d, 89:90, 90a:90d, 91:106, 106a:106b, 107:124, 124a:124b, 125:126, 126a:126b, 127:128, 128a:128b, 129:132, 132a:132b, 133:136, 136a:136b, 137:138, 138a:138b, 139:144, 144a:144b, 145:168, 168a:168b, 169:184, 184a:184b, 185:226, 226a:226b, 227:248, 248a:248b, 249:256, 256a:256b, 257:266, 266a:266b, 267:306, 306a:306b, 307:356, 356a:356b, 357:438, i-r:i-v, back-i
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- Morier, James Justinian
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