Beschreibung:
Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894) is known for his work on the excavations of Nimrud and Nineveh. He was an Assryiologist, cuneiformist, and collector.
A remarkable travel narrative, published in 1887, describing cities, antiquities and lawless tribal regions of Persia in the 1840s.
11. Arrival of the Matamet; 12. Mehemet Taki Khan leaves the mountains; 13. Discover a Bakhtiyari; 14. Interview with the Matamet; 15. Basra; 16. Leave Baghdad for Khuzistan; 17. Seyyid Abou'l-Hassan; 18. Renounce journey to India; 19. Arrive at Constantinople; 20. Reshid Pasha; Appendix; Index.