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From the Indus to the Tigris

From the Indus to the Tigris

by H. W. Bellew

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Author
Bellew, H. W. (Henry Walter), 1834-1892
Title
From the Indus to the Tigris : A narrative of a journey through the countries of Balochistan, Afghanistan, Khorassan and Iran, in 1872, together with a synoptical grammar and vocabulary of the Brahoe language, and a record of the meteorological observations and altitudes on the march from the Indus to the Tigris
Original Publication
London: Trübner & Co, 1874.
Credits
Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This transcription was produced from images generously made available by Bayerische Staatsbibliothek / Bavarian State Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
Subject
Khurasan (Iran) -- Description and travel
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 74127
Release Date
July 25, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.FROM THE INDUS TO THE TIGRIS. — INTRODUCTION.
  5. 5.CHAPTER I.
  6. 6.CHAPTER II.
  7. 7.CHAPTER III.
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV.
  9. 9.CHAPTER V.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII.
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX.
  14. 14.CHAPTER X.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII.
  18. 18.FOOTNOTES
  19. 19.APPENDIX. A. SYNOPTICAL GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY OF THE BRAHOE LANGUAGE — PRONOUNS. — Personal Pronouns. — ADJECTIVES. — VERBS. — ADVERBS. — BRAHOE VOCABULARY. — Parts of the Body and Secretions. — Nouns of Relationship , &c. — Names of Ornaments, Clothing , &c. — Household Stores and Domestic Utensils. — Domestic Animals and Implements. — Agriculture and Implements. — Arms and Armour. — Elements and Minerals. — Arts and Instruments. — Natural Objects and Sentiments. — Names of Trees and Plants. — Names of Birds and Beasts. — Adjectives Commonly in Use. — VERBS.
  20. 20.APPENDIX. B. RECORD OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND ALTITUDES ON THE MARCH FROM THE INDUS TO THE TIGRIS, THROUGH BALOCHISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, SISTAN, KHORASSAN, AND IRAN.

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