Works, Volume 9Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 35
... plain full of colocynths , which the desert Arabs gather to the battle of Kadesía , " on a plain covered with white stones - whence the name " --by Otba , son of Ghazwán , Máziní ; a comrade of the Prophet , and chief of his own tribe ...
... plain full of colocynths , which the desert Arabs gather to the battle of Kadesía , " on a plain covered with white stones - whence the name " --by Otba , son of Ghazwán , Máziní ; a comrade of the Prophet , and chief of his own tribe ...
Page 36
... plain , to await a camel , which had fallen , and lagged behind with its load . On Tuesday , the 7th , we marched , starting before daylight , through lands very level but very dry , with a terrible sun and high south wind that scorched ...
... plain , to await a camel , which had fallen , and lagged behind with its load . On Tuesday , the 7th , we marched , starting before daylight , through lands very level but very dry , with a terrible sun and high south wind that scorched ...
Page 104
... plain , two rows of wands , about a cubit high , each with a rag pennant , forming a long and wide avenue . In this they make many and great pitfalls . Then , scouring hill and plain in bands , they rouse the game , and drive them to ...
... plain , two rows of wands , about a cubit high , each with a rag pennant , forming a long and wide avenue . In this they make many and great pitfalls . Then , scouring hill and plain in bands , they rouse the game , and drive them to ...
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Aleppo Amir anchor Arabia Arabs Arabs call Archivo Portuguez-Oriental arrived Bagdad Bahrein Barhen Barros Basra boats cafila camels captain captain-major caravan Ceylon chap CHAPTER China coast Columbo Coutinho Curzon's Persia Dalb Diego de Melo digression Dutch East English Euphrates fasc fleet fortress four galleys Garcia de Orta Governor halted Hobson-Jobson Hollanders Hormuz hundred India infra island isle João journey kingdom kings of Harmuz Kings of Persia Kodbadin land leagues letter Linschoten Malaca maps marched means mentioned merchants Moors Pasha pearls Pedro Teixeira Persian Gulf Persian Gulf Pilot port Portugal Portuguese probably province Purchas Ralph Fitch referred reign river royal Santos sent ships stone Strait supra Teixeira says thence took town translation Travels Turks Venetian Venice vessels Viceroy Viceroy of India voyage whence whereof Xabadin