South America - A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 7 - By Robert Kerr
 -  At _Ormuz_ there are sometimes seen almost three
hundred ships and vessels of various sorts at one time, which come - Page 130
South America - A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 7 - By Robert Kerr - Page 130 of 842 - First - Home

Enter page number    Previous Next

Number of Words to Display Per Page: 250 500 1000

At _Ormuz_ There Are Sometimes Seen Almost Three Hundred Ships And Vessels Of Various Sorts At One Time, Which Come From Many Different Places And Countries.

The sultan of the city is a Mahometan.

There are not less than four hundred merchants and factors continually residing here for the sake of trade in silks, pearls, precious stones, spices, and the like. The principal article of their sustenance at this place is rice.

Departing from Ormuz I went into Persia, and after ten days journey I came to _Eri_[55] a city in _Chorazani_ which also we may name _Flaminia_. This region is fertile, and abounds in all good things, particularly in silk, so that one might purchase enough in one day to load 3000 camels. Owing to the fertility of this country corn is always cheap. Rhubarb is in such abundance that six of our pounds of twelve ounces each may be bought for one gold crown. This city, in which dwells the king of that region, contains about seven thousand houses, all inhabited by Mahometans. In twenty days journey from thence, I noticed that the inland parts of Persia are well inhabited and have many good towns and villages. In this journey I came to a great river called by the inhabitants _Eufra_, which I verily believe to be the Euphrates, both from the resemblance of names and from its great size. Continuing my journey along this river by the left hand, I came in three days journey to another city named _Schyra_[56], subject to a prince who is a Persian Mahometan, and is independent of any other prince.

Enter page number   Previous Next
Page 130 of 842
Words from 34868 to 35138 of 230997


Previous 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 Next

More links: First 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200
 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300
 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390 400
 410 420 430 440 450 460 470 480 490 500
 510 520 530 540 550 560 570 580 590 600
 610 620 630 640 650 660 670 680 690 700
 710 720 730 740 750 760 770 780 790 800
 810 820 830 840 Last

Display Words Per Page: 250 500 1000

 
Africa (29)
Asia (27)
Europe (59)
North America (58)
Oceania (24)
South America (8)
 

List of Travel Books RSS Feeds

Africa Travel Books RSS Feed

Asia Travel Books RSS Feed

Europe Travel Books RSS Feed

North America Travel Books RSS Feed

Oceania Travel Books RSS Feed

South America Travel Books RSS Feed

Copyright © 2005 - 2022 Travel Books Online