Travels through Northern Persia, 1770-1774 /by Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin ; translated and annotated by Willem Floor.
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Washington, DC :
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Mage Publishers,
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c2007.
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xxvii, 381 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm.
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مرجع به حساب نمي آيد
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Departure from Astrakhan - Darband -- Darband to Niyazabad and Kuba -- Departure for Baku -- Arrival at Baku -- Naphtha -- Baku town -- Departure to Shamakhi -- Shamakhi -- Saliyan -- Enzeli -- Description of birds -- Use of reeds and methods of fishing -- Sojourn at Enzeli -- 1st section: The current political condition in Persia in view of its form of government -- 2nd section: The current situation in Persia concerning justice, Persian money, weights and measures -- 3rd section: The disposition and temperament of present-day Persians, their corporal characteristics, dress code, health and diseases as well as their knowledge in sciences -- 4th section: Eating and drinking habits of the Persians, the incivility of the rabble, and the cleanliness, circumcision, marriage and funeral customs -- 5th section: The current Khan of Gilan, Hedayat: his revenues, government and court -- 6th section: the Persian calendar and the festive days -- 7th section: The principal religion of the Persians -- 8th section: Persian monks -- 9th section: The Caspian Sea in general -- Continuation of my journey: Rasht Province -- Smoking -- Paper-making and writing implements -- Gilani fruits -- Catching of birds and jackals -- Making of syrup and bathhouses -- Persian medical science -- New year and other forms of merry-making -- naturalist observations -- The Jews of Rasht -- Moharram festival -- Persian medical science -- Visit to Lahejan and Langerud and the examination of the Gilani shoals -- Th
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Reise durch Russland zur Untersuchung der drey Natur-Reiche.English.