Travels in Mesopotamia 2 Volume Set With Researches on the Ruins of Nineveh, Babylon, and Other Ancient Cities |
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Author:
| Buckingham, James Silk |
Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-108-04216-1 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Multiple-item retail product |
List Price: | USD $119.00 |
Book Description:
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Cornish-born writer, traveller and controversialist James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855) published this two-volume work in 1827. It traces his journey through Mesopotamia, from Aleppo, the largest city in Syria to Baghdad, via Sinjar, in the north-west of the region, and describes both the ancient sites and the modern inhabitants.
Cornish-born writer, traveller and controversialist James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855) published this two-volume work in 1827. It traces his journey through Mesopotamia, from Aleppo, the largest city in Syria to Baghdad, via Sinjar, in the north-west of the region, and describes both the ancient sites and the modern inhabitants.