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'Journey from India, towards England, in the Year 1797; by a Route Commonly Called Over-land, through Countries Not Much Frequented, and Many of them Hitherto Unknown to Europeans, Particularly between the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, through Curdistan, Diarbek, Armenia, and Natolia, in Asia; and through Romalia, Bulgaria, Wallachia, Transylvania, &c.in Europe. Illustrated by a Map and Other Engravings.' [‎9r] (26/330)

The record is made up of 1 volume (277 pages). It was created in 1799. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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preface.
ix
particularly if the traveller be incum
bered with much baggage. It' he ihould
be entrufted with difpatehes, and celerity
be defirable, the Author would advife him.
to leave Buss or a on horfeback, and come
up the Great Defcrt in a ftraight line to
Hilla , accompanied by an Arab Sheik,
or a Chookadar*, and only two atten
dants. In this cafe, he Ihould be pro
vided with a very light tent to fleep under,
a quilt to throw over him, and a fmall
quantity of coffee, bifcuit, &:c. By this
mode of travelling, he may cafily reach
Bagdad in fix days; it requires great ex
ertions, however; and few men are able
at firft to bear it, particularly if their con-
ftitutions have been enervated by the
luxuries of the East.
To any one who may adopt the route
defcribed in this work, the following
HINTS OF INSTRUCTION may not be
unacceptable.
* An officer in the army, of a rank about equal to
that of a ferjeant.
At

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Journey from India, towards England, in the Year 1797; by a Route Commonly Called Over-land, through Countries Not Much Frequented, and Many of them Hitherto Unknown to Europeans, Particularly between the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, through Curdistan, Diarbek, Armenia, and Natolia, in Asia; and through Romalia, Bulgaria, Wallachia, Transylvania, &c.in Europe. Illustrated by a Map and Other Engravings .

Author: John Jackson, FSA.

Publication details: London: T Cadell, Junior and W Davies, Strand.

Physical Description: intial roman numeral pagination, i-xvi; octavo.

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Dimensions: 213mm x 124mm

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'Journey from India, towards England, in the Year 1797; by a Route Commonly Called Over-land, through Countries Not Much Frequented, and Many of them Hitherto Unknown to Europeans, Particularly between the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, through Curdistan, Diarbek, Armenia, and Natolia, in Asia; and through Romalia, Bulgaria, Wallachia, Transylvania, &c.in Europe. Illustrated by a Map and Other Engravings.' [‎9r] (26/330), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, ORW.1986.a.2736, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023881432.0x00001b> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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