The surgeon William Ainsworth (1807–96) acted as the geologist of the 1835 Euphrates Expedition, his account of which is also reissued in this series. Great interest was aroused by the scientific and archaeological findings of that journey, and a further expedition was funded, ostensibly to make con...

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1. Verfasser:	Ainsworth, William 1807-1896 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge library collection. Archaeology
Schlagworte:	Naher Osten Türkei Middle East / Description and travel Turkey / Description and travel
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	The surgeon William Ainsworth (1807–96) acted as the geologist of the 1835 Euphrates Expedition, his account of which is also reissued in this series. Great interest was aroused by the scientific and archaeological findings of that journey, and a further expedition was funded, ostensibly to make contact with the Nestorian Christians of the region, but covertly to make further mineralogical investigations. Ainsworth was the leader of the expedition, and his two-volume account was published in 1842. Starting from Istanbul in 1839, Ainsworth took a route through Asia Minor, northern Syria, Kurdistan, Persia and Armenia, returning to Istanbul in 1840. The expedition was regarded as unsuccessful, as Ainsworth had massively overspent on the budget originally allotted by the sponsors, and his secret activities were discovered by the Ottoman authorities, but the work remains a vivid account of the area. Volume 1 covers events up to the battle of Nezib in 1839
Beschreibung:	Originally published in London by John W. Parker in 1842. - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Jun 2016)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xi, 364 pages)
ISBN:	9781316144732
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781316144732