Several Arabs and camels in the desert. Black-and-white photograph....

Facing pageThree Years in the Libyan DesertCHAPTER IDISAPPOINTED HOPESKaufmann proposes to explore Cyrenaïca, in North Africa— Initial difficulties—The Tripoli question—Politics upset a scientific project—Our reserve project...
: the lost sanctuary of the desert—The Menas expedition. THE object of the expedition in which my cousin, Monsignor Kaufmann, of Frankfort, invited me to take part was the early...

of the star-spangled vault And this apparent radiation from within, by its lack of likelihood, makes them seem more awful.And all around is the desert; a corner of the mournful kingdom of sand...
in the hollows and far away, this wonderful silver moon reveals even their slightest gestures; for their white robes and black cloaks stand sharply out against the monotonous rose of the desert. At times they call...

districts contrasted with the solemn, awe-inspiring desert, and the manners, customs, and appearance of a most interesting, though not always pleasing, population. At the same time Egypt is pre-eminent among...
), a sultry, parching, and enervating wind from the desert, prevailing at longer or shorter intervals for about fifty days (whence the name), though in some seasons...

by the sea, which is plainly shown by the fossils embedded in the rocks, and which lie scattered over its highest deserts.As the sea receded, the Nile, then a mighty river...
of Africa.In this way the Egypt of history has been formed, but, surrounded as it is by sandy wastes, and often swept by hot desert winds, no rain falls to bring life to the fields, or enable...

districts contrasted with the solemn desert, and the manners, customs, and appearance of a most interesting and most diversified population.The HANDBOOK TO EGYPT, of which the present is the seventh edition, is founded...
of SaḳḳâraArabian Dwelling House:Arabian Dwelling House:Plan of AlexandriaPlan of the Inner TownPlan of Ancient Alexandria,Plan of Ancient AlexandriaCatacombs of Kôm esh-ShuḳâfaGraeco-Roman Museum at AlexandriaPlan of Ramleh...

, the singularly clear atmosphere, the wonderful colouring and effects of light and shade, the exuberant fertility of the cultivated districts contrasted with the solemn, awe-inspiring desert, and the manners, customs...
AssuânElephantine13th Day. its bazaars, etc. Expedition to the tombs on (p. 329) recommended.Assuân,Mount Grenfell14th Day. Expedition into the desert on donkey or camel. Then cross to the island...

climate, the singularly clear atmosphere, the wonderful colouring and effects of light and shade, the exuberant fertility of the cultivated districts contrasted with the solemn, awe-inspiring desert...
and OmdurmânPlans. Section of the of SaḳḳâraArabian Dwelling House:Arabian Dwelling House...

spreading his prayer-carpet in the roadway, and performing his devotions, as little disturbed by the bustle around him as though he were alone in the desert.parvenuIN AN EGYPTIAN STREET.en route...
, or soaring in dense clouds overhead. The narrow strip of desert which forms the northern coast-line of Egypt is soon crossed, and we enter the Delta of the Nile, which continues almost as far...

. BIVOUAC IN THE DESERT.London Published by Henry Colburn 13 C Marlborough, 9th S, 1841.tt Illustration of title-pageDIARY OF A TOUR IN GREECE, TURKEY, EGYPT, AND THE HOLY LAND...
further to what is called the Desert of St. John; which I imagined must be the , till reminded that it was beyond Jordan. It is by tradition the birth-place of St. John the Baptist...