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LC: Library of Congress · 1802 Persian

Legend of Alexander the Great in verse.


LC: Library of Congress · 1802 English

Dedication signed: Thomas Maurice. Each volume in 2 parts, with special title-pages. Also available in digital form.


LC: Library of Congress · 1 January 1800 English

Shows Bokhara, Afghanistan, Beloochistan and part of Persia. Relief shown by hachures. "Engraved by J. & C. Walker." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster …


LC: Library of Congress · 1 January 1800 Sanskrit

On book worship in Hinduism.


LC: Library of Congress · 1 January 1800 English

Shows Bokhara, Afghanistan, Beloochistan and part of Persia. Relief shown by hachures. "Engraved by J. & C. Walker." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster …


LC: Library of Congress · 1 January 1800 English

8 drawings : ink and watercolor ; 20 x 30.5 cm. or smaller. | Drawings of Indian gods and goddesses; Japanese drawings showing a man riding a donkey and a …


LC: Library of Congress · 1 January 1800 Persian

Shams al-nahār (The sun of the day) is the earliest printed periodical published in Afghanistan. The Afghan ruler Sher ʻAlī Khān (reigned 1863-66 and 1868-79) introduced the printing press to …


LC: Library of Congress · 1800 Persian

Collection of poems by Ḥāfiẓ and poems based on lines of his poetry.