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... seems in the desart . And having presented our conductor with a vest of fine broad cloth , all was ready for a march . 1745. Aug. 5th . This morning about seven we left Aleppo , in expectation to join our caravan at Spheera2 three hours ...
... seems in the desart . And having presented our conductor with a vest of fine broad cloth , all was ready for a march . 1745. Aug. 5th . This morning about seven we left Aleppo , in expectation to join our caravan at Spheera2 three hours ...
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... seems a trifling sum to detain so large a company ; but he commands and it may be supposed that nobody bid against him . This conductor in chief is always a man of extraordinary note amongst the Desert Arabs in general , and ours was ...
... seems a trifling sum to detain so large a company ; but he commands and it may be supposed that nobody bid against him . This conductor in chief is always a man of extraordinary note amongst the Desert Arabs in general , and ours was ...
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... seems in pity to have adapted their minds and bodies seemingly to their situation , as what appears to any besides a wretched condition is enjoyed by them with satisfaction . They are excessively fond of money , and it may reasonably be ...
... seems in pity to have adapted their minds and bodies seemingly to their situation , as what appears to any besides a wretched condition is enjoyed by them with satisfaction . They are excessively fond of money , and it may reasonably be ...
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