Works, Volume 100Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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... leagues ( as I guess ) up in the river Nilus ; which river they also call Bahor el Nile [ baḥr al - Nil ] , i.e. the sea of Nilus . I think we sail'd from Alexandria about five or six leagues ' This was originally a term in falconry ...
... leagues ( as I guess ) up in the river Nilus ; which river they also call Bahor el Nile [ baḥr al - Nil ] , i.e. the sea of Nilus . I think we sail'd from Alexandria about five or six leagues ' This was originally a term in falconry ...
Page 134
... leagues off , being reunited , they form the river Nile , which in a little time is swell'd by the waters it receives from several other rivers . What is particularly wonderful is that the Nile passes thro ' the middle of a lake without ...
... leagues off , being reunited , they form the river Nile , which in a little time is swell'd by the waters it receives from several other rivers . What is particularly wonderful is that the Nile passes thro ' the middle of a lake without ...
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... leagues in this equipage . Those who are unwilling to submit to this law pay a sum of money to procure a sacrifice to God in honour of Mahomet . Gedda is not a place where the Christians can make any settlement , particularly the Franks ...
... leagues in this equipage . Those who are unwilling to submit to this law pay a sum of money to procure a sacrifice to God in honour of Mahomet . Gedda is not a place where the Christians can make any settlement , particularly the Franks ...
Contents
THE JOURNEY OF WILLIAM DANIEL FROM LONDON | 51 |
DANIELS ACCOUNT OF HIS EXPENSES | 86 |
DE BRÈVEDENTS ACCOUNT OF THE JOURNEY TO SENNAR | 166 |
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Abyssinia Æthiopia Alexandria Algier altho ambassador Amharic Arabia Arabic arriv'd arrived Beat Allah Blue Nile boat Brèvedent Bruce Burton Cairo call'd called camels caravan carry CHARLES JACQUES PONCET church Consul cou'd cover'd dangerous Daniel desarts Dongola Egypt Emperour English European Father four French text Gedda give gold Gondar Governour Grand Cairo hagges hath Hodeida honour hundred India inhabitants island Iyasu Jesuits Jidda journey Judda kingdom of Sennar Lake Tana leagues letter Ludolf Mahomet Mahometans Maillet manner Massawa Mecca Medina merchants miles Mocha monastery months mosque mountain Mourat Murad narrative Negus night Nile nomas oblig'd order'd palace pass'd person pilgrims Pitts Poncet port present prince receiv'd Red Sea river round sail ships Sinai sort stone Suez Surat thro town Travels trees Turkish Turks vessel village voyage wou'd Yemen Yenbo