Works, Volume 63Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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... journey . ' We have to wait until 1581 for the first itineraries of West - bound travellers , who were forced to traverse the desert2 . Caesar Frederick , returning in 1581 from his eighteen years ' wanderings in the Indies , describes ...
... journey . ' We have to wait until 1581 for the first itineraries of West - bound travellers , who were forced to traverse the desert2 . Caesar Frederick , returning in 1581 from his eighteen years ' wanderings in the Indies , describes ...
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... journey of Mr David Hays , merchant and Consul at Aleppo , who travelled with his small daughter and Julius Griffiths , M.D. The journey was under- taken in midsummer , and Hays died en route . Griffiths published an account of the journey ...
... journey of Mr David Hays , merchant and Consul at Aleppo , who travelled with his small daughter and Julius Griffiths , M.D. The journey was under- taken in midsummer , and Hays died en route . Griffiths published an account of the journey ...
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... journey and a half from Busserah . June the 23rd . We proceeded on our journey at sunrise , as did also Seid Tallub's caravan . The soil was gravelly at our first setting out ; after which we came to a heath , and then to stony land ...
... journey and a half from Busserah . June the 23rd . We proceeded on our journey at sunrise , as did also Seid Tallub's caravan . The soil was gravelly at our first setting out ; after which we came to a heath , and then to stony land ...
Contents
A Journey from Aleppo to Basra in 1745 by William | 1 |
A Journey from Basra to Aleppo in 1748 by Gaylard | 41 |
A Similar Journey in 1750 by Bartholomew Plaisted | 129 |
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