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'The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.' [24] (35/905)
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTEE XII.
[Pago 266 to 282.]
on the supposed seat of paradise.
Probability that the country about the sources of the Euphrates and Tigris is the seat of
Paradise.—The springs, and separation of four great rivers in the heart of the Old
World.—Country about Sivas, and eastward of the Euphrates—Country round Lakes
Van and Urumfyah.—The Halys and Araxes shown to be the Pison and Gihon of
the Scriptures.—Description of the country westward of the Euphrates.—Havilah
shown to correspond to Colchis.—Bdellium.—Country of the Cosssei.—Dissemination
of the Cushites.—The Cush of Scripture shown to be near, and eastward of Colchis.
CHAPTER XIII.
[Page 283 to 301.]
asia minoe,—mountains and rivers.
General Observations.—Geographical Position—Extent—Boundaries—Superficies.—Prin
cipal Mountain chains and their culminating points.—Northern chain of the Taurus—
Interior chains—Mount Arjish, the Anti-Taurus, &c.—The southern range of Taurus
and its principal branches.—The Elvers Sakariyah, Mendereh, Mezarluk-Chai,
Saihun, and Jaihan.
CHAPTER Xiy.
[Page 302 to 332.]
the eastern and north-western pashaliks of asia minor.
Asia Minor divided by the Halys.—Pashaliks of Malatiyah, Sfvas, and Tarabuzun.—
Vizirate of Anadoli.—Saru-khan.—The river Hermus. —Lydia, its ancient Sites,—*
Smyrna.—Kard-si.—Malatiyah.—Bighah.—Troy and its Rivers.—The Dardanelles.
—Khodavendi-kar.—Bdli.—Bithynia. — Nicara. — Nicomedia. — The Bosphorus.—
Angora District.—Kastamunf.—City of Angora.
CHAPTER XV.
[Page 333 to 356.]
the south-western districts of asia minoe.
Kermiyan.—Its limits.—Sultan Oni.—Towns and ancient Sites.—The Katakekaumene.—
Afiyum Kara-hisar.—Phrygia-Major, Hamid, and Teke'h.—Ancient Cities.—Districts
of Meis and Mentesha.—Rivers.—Ruins of Caunus, Tlos, and Xanthus.—Ancient
Lycians.—District of Kdniyeh.—Surface.—Lakes of Beg-Shehr, Sighlah, Ak-Shehr,
and Tuz Gold.—Towns of Kaisariyeh, Nfgdeh, Karaman, and Kdniyeh.—Pashalik of
Mar'ash, Towns and Capital.—Slopes and passes of the Taurus,—I'ch-ilf, Adanah, and
Tarsus.
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The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.
Publication Details: London : Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1850 Printed by W. Clowes and sons, Stamford Street.
Notes: Printer's name from colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. . Only two volumes of text and an atlas containing the maps were published.
Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description: xxvii, [3], 799, [1] p., [29] leaves of plates (1 folded), (the plates are numbered: 1, 3-9, 11-26, 28, 33, 37, 39, 42-43). Vol. 1, p. 705-706 and p. 707-708 are fold-out leaves.
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- 'The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.'
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- front, back, spine, head, edge, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:30, 1:8, 8a, 8a, 9:34, 34a:34b, 35:48, 48a:48b, 49:92, 92a:92b, 93:114, 114a:114b, 115:116, 116a:116b, 117:138, 138a:138b, 139:189, 188:198, 198a:198b, 199:208, 208a:208b, 209:212, 212a:212b, 213:230, 230a:230b, 231:266, 266a:266b, 267:310, 310a:310b, 311:324, 324a:324b, 325:336, 336a:336b, 337:350, 350a:350b, 351:368, 368a:368b, 369:392, 392a:392b, 393:406, 406a:406b, 407:426, 426a:426b, 427:432, 432a:432b, 433:470, 470a:470b, 471:490, 490a:490b, 491:526, 526a:526b, 527:596, 596a:596b, 597:616, 616a:616b, 617:622, 622a:622b, 623:636, 636a:636b, 637:704, 704a, 705, 705, 707:802, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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