Works, Volume 97Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 858
Hakluyt Society. 858 ARRIVES AT BAGHDAD Tower of Babel , which is only about two days ' journey from this place.1 In the evening we went to rest half a day's journey from Baghdad ; and all my Turkish passengers left me here to travel ...
Hakluyt Society. 858 ARRIVES AT BAGHDAD Tower of Babel , which is only about two days ' journey from this place.1 In the evening we went to rest half a day's journey from Baghdad ; and all my Turkish passengers left me here to travel ...
Page 861
... Baghdad , once the mistress of Asia , inside and out . No longer can traces of its ancient grandeur be seen in this modern Baghdad , the third town built on the ruins of superb Babylon.2 We saw nothing curious except its long well ...
... Baghdad , once the mistress of Asia , inside and out . No longer can traces of its ancient grandeur be seen in this modern Baghdad , the third town built on the ruins of superb Babylon.2 We saw nothing curious except its long well ...
Page 863
... Baghdad ; it had been camped there for the 1 The tomb was not that of Ali , which traditionally lies at Najaf , some 80 miles from Baghdad , but of the 7th and 9th Shiah Imams , Musa - al - Kadhim and his grandson , whence the district ...
... Baghdad ; it had been camped there for the 1 The tomb was not that of Ali , which traditionally lies at Najaf , some 80 miles from Baghdad , but of the 7th and 9th Shiah Imams , Musa - al - Kadhim and his grandson , whence the district ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 661 |
VOYAGE FROM MADRAS TO BOMBAY | 677 |
JOURNEY FROM BOMBAY TO TARAPUR | 718 |
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