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Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume VIII, No. 5 [27r] (56/154)
The record is made up of 1 volume (73 folios). It was created in Nov 1896. 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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A JOURNEY IN THE VALLEY OF THE UPPER EUPHRATES.
459
Erzingan is situated in a large plain, which is surrounded on every
side by high mountains. It is at the present day the principal military
outpost against Eussia on this part of the Turkish frontier, and the
head-quarters of the 4th Army Corps. The town, which is badly built,
is said to contain from 30,000 to 35,000 inhabitants. We could find
no ancient buildings or other antiquities in Erzingan, which does not
seem to represent any ancient site. The chief monument of the place is
a modern mosque built in classical style.
At Erzingan we finally left the Euphrates, and made our way north
wards to Sadagh, about ten hours distant on the other side of the high
mountain range which bounds the plain of Erzingan to the north, and
forms part of the
watershed
The boundary between adjacent drainage basins.
between the Black Sea and the Persian
GOUGE OF THE WESTERN EUPHRATES BELOW EGIN.
Gulf. Sadagh, where ruins and antiquities have been reported by
several travellers, lies close to the route which is travelled by the postal
service between Erzingan and Trebizond. Following this route, an
ascent of nearly four hours, by a path which nowhere presents any great
difficulties, brought us from the plain of Erzingan to the top of the pass
(8805 feet) over the Sipikor Dagh. The carriage-road, which is in
course of construction between Erzingan and a point on the Erzerum-
Trebizond chaussee near Giumush Khane, begins a short distance before
the top of the pass is reached, and, though it is not yet metalled in
many places, it is probable that before long the whole road will be com
pleted, and it will be possible to drive all the way from Erzingan to
Trebizond. After reaching the top of the pass, we rode down a green
and pleasant valley to Sipikor, a Turkish village of one hundred houses.
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A summary of the journal's contents appears on folio 2 and the entire contents are listed on folio 3.
The contents of the journal are as follows.
Articles:
- 'Journey Round Siam' by John Sutherland Black (ff 12-23), and a map (f 70)
- 'A Journey in the Valley of the Upper Euphrates' by Vincent Wodehouse Yorke (ff 24-34)
- 'De Morgan's "Mission Scientifique" to Persia' by Major-General Sir Frederic John Goldsmid (ff 34-36)
- 'Railways in Africa' by Major Leonard Darwin (ff 41-50), and a map (f 91)
- 'From Teheran [Tehran] Towards the Caspian' by Henry Lake Wells (ff 50-56).
Other items:
- Recommendation books on East and South Africa (ff 36-38)
- An account of a meeting of the British Association, Liverpool, September 1896 (ff 38-41)
- The Monthly Record (ff 56-60)
- Obituary (ff 60-61)
- Correspondence (ff 61-62)
- Geographical Literature of the Month (ff 62-68)
- New Maps (ff 68-69).
The journal features advertisements at the front and rear.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (73 folios)
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Geographical Journal(Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume VIII, No. 5
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- 3r:75v
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- The Geographical Journal xx Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London xx Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography
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- Geographical Journal(Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume VIII, No. 5
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- Yorke, Vincent Wodehouse
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