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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Diary-letters, or "circulars", written by Isabella Bishop from the Middle East, including a note from Herbert Sawyer |
| Date | 24 Dec 1889 - 15 Jul 1890 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Diary |
| Author | Bishop, Isabella (née Bird); Sawyer, Herbert |
| Theme | Travel and the World |
| Description | Letters touch on women, silk and a deadly outbreak of cholera in Baghdad. |
| Folio Information |
1889, December 24th. Persian Gulf. Folio(s) 1-11. 1890, January 3rd and 6th. River Tigris and Baghdad. 12-19. [1890], May 4th. Bakhtiari Hills. 20-29. 1890, May 12th and 13th. Bakhtiari Hills. 30-43. [1890], May 26th. Bakhtiari Hills. 44-56. May 30th. “Chikahor”, i.e. ?Chigakhor. 57. May 30th. “Chikahor”, i.e. ?Chigakhor. 58. SEE: “Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan”, letter XV, vol. 1, p. ?365-?368. May 30th. ?“Chikahor”, i.e. ?Chigakhor. 59-60. SEE: “Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan”, letter XV, vol. 1, p. 365-letter XVI, vol. 2, p. [1]. 1890, June 30th. [Karun valley.] 61-94. [1890], July 15th. Basnui. 95. Note in pencil signed "HAS" (Major Sawyer - Bishop`s escort through part of her journey in Persia), with an annotation by Bishop. |
| Keywords | travel and exploration travel writing women writers authors women |
| People | Bishop, Isabella (née Bird) Herbert, Sawyer |
| Places | Baghdad; Iraq; Tigris |
| NLS Collection | Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related papers |
| NLS Reference | MS.42023 |
| Disclaimer | Folio information comes from the library catalogue and is correct to the best of our knowledge. |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |