VersionsJourney Through Asia Minor, Armenia and Koordistan [English, London, 1818]
Voyage dans l'Asie mineure, l'Arménie , et le Kourdistân [Français, Paris, 1818]
JOURNEY THROUGH ASIA MINOR, ARMENIA, AND KOORDISTAN
The only object I have in view in offering this desultory book of Travels to the public is to contribute as much as lies in my power towards the general stock ofgeographical knowledge, and I presume to hope than an account of my researches may not prove altogether uninteresting.
I embarked at Harwich for Gottenbuig, at the commencement of the year 1813, in company with Sir Neil (then Colonel) Campbell, intending to proceed through Sweden and Russia to Constantinople. But the disastrous retreat of Napoleon from Moscow having in the mean time opened a more direct road, I joined the head quarters of his Majesty the Emperor Alexander, then in pursuit of the French, and from Dresden resumed my journey to Turkey by Vienna.
CONTENTS
Introduction / viii
Vienna, through Hungary, to Constantinople / 1
Journey from Constantinople to Angora, by Eski Shehr anr Yerma / 22
Angora to Ooscat and Caeseres / 78
Departure from Caeseres, with Remarks on the Marches of Alexander and the Battle of Issus / 107
Arrival at Latakia, and Description of that City / 162
Quit Latakia, and set sail for Cyprus / 176
Arrival in Caramania, Jouorney from Kelendri to Iconium / 198
Description of and Departure from Iconium / 217
Journey from Constantinople to Costamboul / 252
From Constantinople to Samsoon / 285
Journey from Samsoon to Trebisond / 308
Departure from Trebisond, Arrival at Erzeroom / 343
Description of Erzeroom, and Arrival at Betlis / 365
Description of Betlis, and Journey to Sert / 393
Description of Sert, and Journey to Merdin / 408
Departure from Merdin, and Arrival at Mosul / 436
Death of Mr. Chavasse / 464
Voyage down the Tigris / 469
Remarks on the Retreat of the Ten Thausand / 476
Voyage from Bagdad to Bussora, with Remarks on the Date Tree and Arabian Horse / 498
Dissertation on the Invasion of India / 512
Appendix
JOURNEY
THROUGH
ASIA MINOR, ARMENIA,
AND
KOORDISTAN,
IN THE YEARS 1813 AND 1814;
WITH REMARKS ON THE
MARCHES OF ALEXANDER,
AND RETREAT OF
THE TEN THOUSAND.
BY
JOHN MACDONALD KINNEIR,
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET.
1818.
