'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.' [275] (354/524)
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. xv.
tabriz.
APPROACH TO TABRIZ ENTRANCE HEALTHINESS OP THE
SITUATION—GARDENS—MARBLE OF TABRIZ—DESCRIPTION OF
THE CITY CHARACTER OF THE PRINCE—ANECDOTES—PER
SIAN HORSEMANSHIP—MILITARY QUALITIES—FORCE OF THE
PROVINCE THE FIRST MINISTER—GOVERNMENT AND SUCCESS
OF THE PRINCE PROJECTS OF IMPROVEMENT—SHIPS REVE
NUE OF THE PROVINCE POPULATION OF TABRIZ—ENTERTAIN
MENT—PERSIAN CONVERSATION—MANNERS—ACCOUNT OF MA-
ZANDERAN FAUCES HYRCANIiE? VESSELS OF THE CASPIAN
GHILAN THE GOUDARS TURCOMANS; INROADS; CONDUCT
TO THEIR PRISONERS KAMCHAUKS.
The road across the plain towards Tabriz is very fine; and on eacli
side of it we saw numerous ploughs. Four oxen were employed to
each; for the soil is here hard, and turned with more difficulty. The
implement itself, however, appeared more ponderous than any that we
had seen before. About three miles from Tabriz the road is intersected
by hills of a sandy and stony soil. Here we were met by an officer
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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.'
- Pages
- 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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