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... mentioned in the narrative . He published two volumes , in which he incorporates itineraries by various routes , instructions to travellers , with tables of expenses , etc .; even time - tables - in miles and hours - by a choice of ...
... mentioned in the narrative . He published two volumes , in which he incorporates itineraries by various routes , instructions to travellers , with tables of expenses , etc .; even time - tables - in miles and hours - by a choice of ...
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... mentioned in the Mesulinua Curiosa1 by some English from Aleppo to Tadmore it is said that between Ain il Kom and Arzoffa2 there are several quarries of this tale [ talc ] which they call gypsine [ gypsum ? ] stone or rock isinglass ...
... mentioned in the Mesulinua Curiosa1 by some English from Aleppo to Tadmore it is said that between Ain il Kom and Arzoffa2 there are several quarries of this tale [ talc ] which they call gypsine [ gypsum ? ] stone or rock isinglass ...
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... mentioned they can be avoided ; but if this was true , methinks the hint would be equally perceptible to others as the Arabs , and the pretended means of security as easily practised . However , their account is not altogether un ...
... mentioned they can be avoided ; but if this was true , methinks the hint would be equally perceptible to others as the Arabs , and the pretended means of security as easily practised . However , their account is not altogether un ...
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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afternoon Ain el Qom Aleppo Amurath ancient appears Arabia Arabs arrived Asia Bagdad Bagdad caravan barren Bashaw Basra Bassora Battan Beawes Bengal breeze camels carav caravan caravan route Carmichael Course S.E. desert route distance East India encamped Euphrates European expence five four Ganam Gertrude Bell ground Gulf Hakluyt half an hour Haran hills hundred inhabitants journal journey from Busserah July Lakhmid loaded London mamoodies mentioned merchants Mesopotamia miles morning at seven Mount Gilead Mounted this morning Mousul Najaf Niebuhr night noon obliged Oglet Haran Orfa Ormuz overland Palmyra passage passed Persian piasters plain Plaisted plenty probably proceeded Rahba Rennell river road ruins rupees sandy servant seven Sheik shrubs side soil stones stony sunrise Syria Taiyibe Tavernier Teixeira thence three hours town travellers Turks twenty Ukhaidir Urfa valley village Voyage Wadi weather wind