Bøger i Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh 2 Volume set serien

The East India Company's resident at Baghdad, Claudius James Rich (1786/7-1821) travelled from 1820 in Kurdistan and beyond. An important record of the region's geography, culture and archaeology, this two-volume work was edited by his widow and published in 1836. Volume 1, containing a biographical sketch, focuses on Kurdistan.