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'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.' [‎3] (24/450)

The record is made up of 1 volume (410 pages). It was created in 1836. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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CH. XII.]
THE COUNTRY.
October 22.—We mounted at twenty minutes past
six tliis morning, and were obliged to go a good
deal to the north-west, in order to avoid a morass.
The air about sunrise was very sharp. Soon after
seven we came to the Mount of Taslujee, the place
where the line of hills is broadest and lowest, and
has not the stony crest which appears at intervals
along the summit of the rest of the range, whose in
crease in height above the plain to the south-east is
probably from the sinking of the plain in that
direction towards the river Diala. The same is the
case with the plain of Bazian, into which we de
scended after a very gentle ascent about eight
o'clock. This plain is divided in the centre by a
line of lower hills than Karadagh, which appeared to
terminate a little to the south of our road, and the
composition of which was sandstone, the layers rising
to the east and inclining down to the west. We
met hereabouts some men leading a colt for sale
to Sulimania from Kerkook. I took a fancy to it,
and struck a bargain and purchased it for one hun
dred and fifty Eyn piastres *. This transaction did
not detain us, as the men turned back and bargained
with us as we jogged on f.
* The value, of the Eyn piastre was at that time from 2^. to
2.9. 6d.—Ed.
t The perpendicular rock, of which I observed the azimuth at
Sulimauia, and which is put down in my astronomical journal as
Ardalan, was on our right in a north-west direction. It is a crest,
B 2

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Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.

Author: Claudius James Rich.

Contributor: Mary Rich.

Publication Details: London: James Duncan, Paternoster Row.

Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-viii); with map, plan and illustrations; octavo.

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1 volume (410 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter.

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Dimensions: 222mm x 134mm

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'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.' [‎3] (24/450), British Library: Printed Collections, T 12055 vol. 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023945335.0x000019> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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