UID:
almahu_9949280851302882
Format:
1 online resource (liii, 266 pages) :
,
illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ;
ISBN:
90-8728-282-6
Series Statement:
Iranian studies series
Content:
A primary source on a journey to Persia by Captain John Compton Pyne in 1884 revealing the West’s fascination with the Middle East in Victorian times. The book includes an introduction by the editors and a transcription of the manuscript with notes and the original illustrations, mainly watercolours. An important historical document and eye-witness account pertaining to Iran, anthropology, area studies, study of ‘orientalism’ and colonialism, and for historians.
Note:
English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-8728-262-1
Language:
English
DOI:
doi.org/10.24415/9789087282622
