/ by Mount Zagros, to Hamadam , the ancient Ecbatana, researches in Ispahan and the ruins of Persepolis, and journey from thece by Shiraz and Shapoor to the sea shore . Description of Bussorah , Bushire, Bahrein, Ormuz, and Muscat, narrative of an expedition against the pirates of the Persian Gulf, with illustration of the voyage of Nearchus, and passage by the Arabian Sea to Westmead