Index:From Constantinople to the home of Omar Khayyam.djvu
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Preface vii List of Illustrations xiii List of Works of Reference xxvii List of Abbreviations xxxii L Once again Eastward Ho! 1 U. From the Black Sea to the Caspian .... 12 m. Baku, the City of Oil Wells . . . . . .25 rV. The Oil-Fields and the Fire-Temple of Baku . . 39 V. Off to Derbent 58 VI. On the Caspian to Persia 81 VIL Along the Highway to the Shah's Capital . . 90 VIII. Teheran and a Newer Persia 94 IX. On the Track of Alexander the Great . . . 115 X. Through Places passed on Alexander's Route . . 139 XI. Through the Mountain Pass of Ahuan . . . 153 XU. Damghan and its Environs 161 XIIL Excursions from Damghan to Frat and Tak . . 176 XIV. Among Historic Sites 189 XV. Over the Ancient Battle-Ground of the Wars between Iran and Turan 202 XVI. On the Road to Nishapur 218 XVII. NiSHAPUR, the Home of Omar Khayyam . . . 229 XVHL The Tomb of Omar Khayyam 240 XIX. Historical Sketch of Nishapur 246 XX. Mashad, the Holy City of Persia 261 zixii CONTENTS OHAPTSB PAOS XXI. Ruined Tus, the Home of the Poet Firdausi . . 278 XXn. Au Re VOIR to Persia 297 General Index 307 Index of Passages 317 Map of Persia and Central Asia 318LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS At the Tomb of Omar Khayyam Frontispiece From a painting by Jay Hambidge PAGE From a photograph From a photograph by Sebah and Joaillier, Constantinople From a photograph From a print From a photograph by Sebah and Joaillier From a photograph by Sebah and Joaillier From a photograph by S6bah and Joaillier From a photograph by Sebah and Joaillier, Constantinople From a photograph by the author From a photograph by Sebah and Joaillier, Constantinople From a print From a print From a print From a print xiii �� �xiv LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAOB From a print From a print From a print From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph of a painting From a print From a photographic album of Baku From a photographic album of Baku From a print From a print From a print From a print From a print Arabic Inscription A, recording the Rebuilding of the From a photograph by Georgi, Baku Inscription B, in Persian, undated, but mentioning Tahmasp From a photograph by Georgi, Baku �� �LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS XV PAOE Inscription C, in Persian, undated, but belonging to the From a photograph by Georgi From a photograph by Georgi Persian (E) and Arabic (F) Inscriptions, the latter dated From a photograph by Georgi Arabic Inscription on the Mosque, bearing the date 194 a.h.= From a photograph by Georgi From a print From a print From a print From a photographic album of Baku From a print From a photograph by the author After a print from a photograph From a photograph by the author The Central Sanctuary, Eastern Elevation, with Inscrip- From a photograph by the author The Portal and Towered Edifice in the Eastern Wall, From a print From the colored frontispiece in Ussher, A Journey from London to Persepolis �� �xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAOB From the frontispiece in Eichwald, Reise in den Caucasus, vol. 1. From a photograph by Lipovo, Derbent From a sketch by Dorn, Atlas, plate 11. After a sketch by Moynet, in Yule's Marco Polo, 1. 55. From a Persian illuminated manuscript After the sketch map of Erckert, Der Caucasus, p. 216. From a photograph by Lipovo, Derbent From a photograph by Lipovo From Olearius, Reisebeschreibungen, p. 377. From Eichwald, Reise in den Caucasus, plate 3. From a photograph by Lipovo From a photograph From a photograph by Lipovo From a photograph by Lipovo Photographed for the author by Hermann Meyer, Baku From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph �� �LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS XVll PAGE From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph by the author From a photograph by Lipovo, Derbent From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author Towing along the Banks of the Lagoon from Anzali to From a photograph From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by H. L. Rabino, Rasht From a photograph by H. L. Rabino, Rasht From a photograph by H. L. Rabino, Rasht The Chamber of the Tak-i Gabr, or Arch of the Fire-Wor- From a photograph by the author �� �xviii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGX From a photograph by the author From a photograph by H. L. Rabino, Rasht From a photograph by the author From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph by the author Relay Station at Uiz-Bashi on the Road between Rasht and From a photograph by the author From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph Refugees at the British Legation in Teheran demanding a From a photograph Persian Revolutionists from the Provinces on their Way to From a photograph From a photogTaph by Antoin Sevruguin, Teheran From a photograph From a photograph by Antoin Sevruguin After an Indian picture (courtesy of the Grolier Society) From a photograph by Underwood and Underwood, New York �� �LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xix FAOB From a photograph From Benjamin, Persia and the Persians Inclosure where Religious Plays are presented and where the Dead Shah lay in State Ill From a photograph by Antoin Sevruguin North Side of the Great Square at Teheran, looking toward the Alburz Mountains Ill From a photograph by Antoin Sevruguin From a photograph by Antoin Sevruguin From a print Courtesy of the * Burr Mcintosh Magazine.' A Group of Advanced Leaders in the Constitutional Move- From a print From a photograph From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph by the author From a photograph by A. S. Cochran Map to illustrate the Route followed by Alexander the After Holdich's Map of Persia From a photograph by Antoin Sevruguin, Teheran From a photograph by the author �� �XX LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE From a photograph by the author From a print From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author After the mosaic in the Museum at Naples From a tetradrachm of Lysimachus From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author Peculiar Hill-Formation in the Sar-Darrah, or Caspian From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a print From a print From a photograph by the author Dah Namak, or * Salt Village,' with the Citadel in the From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author �� �LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xxi PAGB From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph From a photograph From the Iran-i No, June 6, 1910, no. 225. From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author Diagram by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph of a painting Looking from the Citadel toward the Shrine of Imamzadah From a photograph by the author �� �xxii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From Sarre, Denkmaler persischer Baukwist, plate 83. From Sarre, Denkmaler persischer Baukunst, plate 84. From Sarre, Denkmaler persischer Baukunst, plate 84. From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph by the author �� �LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xxiii PAQK Drawn by George C. O. Haas, on the basis of Holdich's Map of Persia From a photograph by the author From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph by the author Water-Tower with Gabr, or Zoroastrian, Ruins in the From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author After a print �� �xxiv LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FAOa From a Persian painting From a photograph by the author From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author Sketched by F. E. Bauer after a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author Portal at the Entrance of the Garden where Omar lies From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by Capt. J. W. Watson, published in Travel Distant View of the Mosque of Mahruk adjoining Omar's From a photograph by Mr. Tanner, of the Persian Telegraph Service From a Persian illuminated manuscript From an antique gem From Lacoste, Around Afghanistan, p. 18 (courtesy of D. Apple- ton & Co. and Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.) �� �LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS XXV PAGE From a photograph From I'he Geographical Journal, 87. 157. From a photograph by the author From a print From a photograph by Capt. J. W. Watson, published in Travel and Exploration, London, Sept., 1909. From a photograph of a portrait From a photograph From a photograph of a picture in the sacred precinct at Mashad From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph Portal leading from the Great Court of the Shrine into From a photograph From a photograph From a Persian picture From a photograph �� �XXvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAOB From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph From a photograph by the author Ruined Walls of Tus at the Site of the Former Rudbar From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph by A. S. Cochran Our Guide pointing out the supposed Location of Firdausi's From a photograph by the author From a photograph by the author From Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society ^ 1910, p. 1113. From a photograph by A. S. Cochran From a photograph From a photograph by the author From a photograph of a painting �� � |
