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

This two-volume work, first published in 1836, remains an important record of the geography, culture and archaeology of Kurdistan.

Claudius James Rich (Author)

9781108077484, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 25 September 2014

448 pages, 4 b/w illus. 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.57 kg

Well versed in oriental languages and antiquities, and possessed of an 'insatiable thirst for seeing new countries', Claudius James Rich (1786/7–1821), the East India Company's resident at Baghdad, set out for Kurdistan in 1820 despite his delicate health. Before he succumbed to cholera the following year, he had visited and described many historic locations in present-day Iraq and Iran. His written account has long stood as an important early record of the region's geography, culture and archaeology. This two-volume work was edited by his widow and published, with maps and other illustrations, in 1836. Rich's Narrative of a Journey to the Site of Babylon in 1811 (1839), including his two archaeological memoirs, is also reissued in this series. Volume 1, including a biographical sketch of the author, covers the journey to and time spent in Kurdistan, closing with the author's 'sorrow at bidding adieu to its interesting people'.

Notice respecting the maps
Preface
Brief notice of the life of Mr Rich
1. Departure from the residency
2. Departure from Toozkhoormattee
3. Osman Bey
4. Conversation with the pasha
5. Brave Russian soldier
6. Departure from Sulimania for the mountains
7. Entrance into Persia
8. Leave Sinna
9. Visit to the vali of Sinna
10. Failure of vaccination
11. The pasha melancholy and depressed
Appendix.

Subject Areas: Archaeology by period / region [HDD]