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'''Abraham Parsons''' (died 1785) was an English commercial [[consul (representative)|consul]] and traveller. His account of his travels in the [[Middle East]] were published in 1808.
==Life==
Abraham's father was a captain of merchant ships, and In early life he visited many countries in command of merchant vessels. He then set up in business as a merchant in Bristol in England, but was not successful. In 1767 the [[Turkey Company]] appointed him their consul and marine factor at Scanderoon (now [[İskenderun]] in Turkey), a post he held for six years, eventually resigning because of the unhealthiness of the climate.<ref name=dnb00></ref>
He then began travelling for commercial purposes, making several journeys in [[Anatolia]], and travelling from İskenderun, through the mountains to [[Aleppo]], and crossing the desert from Aleppo to [[Baghdad]]. He travelled up the [[Euphrates]] to [[Hillah]], and then downstream to [[Basra]], where he was during the [[Basra#Ottoman Empire|siege of Basra by a Persian army in 1775]]. He next visited [[Bombay]], made a lengthy voyage along the whole west coast of India, visiting all parts as far as [[Goa]]. He returned by way of the [[Red Sea]] and [[Egypt]], visiting [[Mocha, Yemen|Mocha]], [[Suez]], [[Cairo]], and [[Rosetta]]. He got as far westward as [[Livorno]], where he died in 1785.<ref name=dnb00/>
==Publication==
Parsons bequeathed a manuscript narrative of his travels to his brother-in-law, the Rev. John Berjew. In 1808 it was edited and published by his son, the Rev. John Paine Berjew of Bristol, entitled ''Travels in Asia and Africa''.<ref name=dnb00/> In the book, Parsons observantly describes towns and cities, taking interest in commerce, government and way of life.<ref name=odnb/>
A paper by Parsons, "A Phenomenon at Bussorah (March 1775)", describing a dust storm in Basra, appeared in ''[[Nicholson's Journal]]'' in 1808.<ref name=odnb></ref>
==References==
'''Attribution'''
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[[Category:1785 deaths]]
[[Category:18th-century explorers]]
[[Category:Explorers of Asia]]
[[Category:English travel writers]]
'''Abraham Parsons''' (died 1785) was an English commercial [[consul (representative)|consul]] and traveller. His account of his travels in the [[Middle East]] were published in 1808.
==Life==
Abraham's father was a captain of merchant ships, and In early life he visited many countries in command of merchant vessels. He then set up in business as a merchant in Bristol in England, but was not successful. In 1767 the [[Turkey Company]] appointed him their consul and marine factor at Scanderoon (now [[İskenderun]] in Turkey), a post he held for six years, eventually resigning because of the unhealthiness of the climate.<ref name=dnb00></ref>
He then began travelling for commercial purposes, making several journeys in [[Anatolia]], and travelling from İskenderun, through the mountains to [[Aleppo]], and crossing the desert from Aleppo to [[Baghdad]]. He travelled up the [[Euphrates]] to [[Hillah]], and then downstream to [[Basra]], where he was during the [[Basra#Ottoman Empire|siege of Basra by a Persian army in 1775]]. He next visited [[Bombay]], made a lengthy voyage along the whole west coast of India, visiting all parts as far as [[Goa]]. He returned by way of the [[Red Sea]] and [[Egypt]], visiting [[Mocha, Yemen|Mocha]], [[Suez]], [[Cairo]], and [[Rosetta]]. He got as far westward as [[Livorno]], where he died in 1785.<ref name=dnb00/>
==Publication==
Parsons bequeathed a manuscript narrative of his travels to his brother-in-law, the Rev. John Berjew. In 1808 it was edited and published by his son, the Rev. John Paine Berjew of Bristol, entitled ''Travels in Asia and Africa''.<ref name=dnb00/> In the book, Parsons observantly describes towns and cities, taking interest in commerce, government and way of life.<ref name=odnb/>
A paper by Parsons, "A Phenomenon at Bussorah (March 1775)", describing a dust storm in Basra, appeared in ''[[Nicholson's Journal]]'' in 1808.<ref name=odnb></ref>
==References==
'''Attribution'''
*
[[Category:1785 deaths]]
[[Category:18th-century explorers]]
[[Category:Explorers of Asia]]
[[Category:English travel writers]]
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