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 and writer. In this work, first published in 1827, the author gives an elaborate account of his travels in Mesopotamia, the present Iraq. In Volume 2 Buckingham traces the journey from Sinjar in the North western part of Iraq to the capital Baghdad. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. From the Plain of Sinjar, by Romoila, to Mousul; 2. Description of Mousul; 3. Visit to the ruins of Nineveh, and journey from Mousul to the River Lycus; 4. From Ain Koura, by the ancient Arbela, to Kerkook; 5. From Kerkook, by Kiffree, to Kara Tuppe, or the Black Hill; 6. From Kara Tuppe, by Delhi Abass, to Bagdad; 7. Description of Bagdad; 8. Excursion to Akkerkoof; 9. Journey from Bagdad to the ruins of Babylon; 10. Search after the walls of Babylon; 11. Visit to the Tower of Babel and Temple of Belus, or the Birs Nimrood; 12. Observations made at Bagdad; 13. Excursion to the ruins of Ctesiphon and Seleucia; 14. Further stay in Bagdad; Appendix; Index.

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: 9781108042154
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04215-4
• No. of pages: 588
• 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