Travels in Mesopotamia - With Researches on Ruins of Nineveh, Babylon, Other Ancient Cities

Klappentext In this two-volume 1827 work, Buckingham describes his journey from Aleppo in Syria via Sinjar in the north-west to Baghdad. Zusammenfassung Buckingham (1786–1855) was a Cornish-born traveller, writer and Member of Parliament. In Volume 1, first published in 1827, he traces in great detail his journey through Mesopotamia, the present Iraq. He describes the journey from Aleppo, the largest city in Syria to Sinjar in the North West of Iraq. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Journey from Aleppo to the banks of the Euphrates; 2. Passage of the River Euphrates, at Beer; 3. From Beer, across the Plains of the Turcomans, to Orfah; 4. Entry of the caravan into the city of Orfah; 5. History and description of Orfah - the Edessa of the Greeks, and the Ur of the Chaldees; 6. Further detention at Orfah: interior of the city, gardens, and entertainments; 7. From Orfah to the Encampment of El Maz¿r; 8. From the Arab camp et El Maz¿r, to Mardin; 9. Entry into, and stay at, Mardin; 10. Journey from Mardin to Diarbekr; 11. Description of Diarbekr; 12. From Diarbekr to Mardin, Dara, and Nisibis; 13. From Nisibeen, across the Plain of Sinjar.

Product details

• Authors: James Silk Buckingham, Buckingham James Silk
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108042147
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04214-7
• No. of pages: 532
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor; Travels in Mesopotamia 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Mesopotamia, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Geographical discovery & exploration, Middle Eastern history, Geographical discovery and exploration, Classic Travel Writing