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Three Years in The Libyan Desert [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1913)
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...
: 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...
Egypt [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1910)
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...
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...
Egypt / by Pierre Loti ; translated from the French by W. P. Baines, and with eight illus. in colour by A. Lamplough. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1909)
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...
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...
The land of the Pharaohs. Egypt and Sinai: illustrated by pen and pencil. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1875)
combination of eastern and western attire, very
characteristic of the mongrel population of . It consisted of a Turkish fez, an Arab
, baggy linen knickerbockers, and
a pair of unmistakable...
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...
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...
Cook's tourists' handbook for Egypt, the Nile, and the Desert [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1897)
.ENINSULAOUNTINAIUEZOUNTINAIONVENTTATHERINEOUNTINAINVIRONSINAITOUEZINAITOKABAHKABAHTOETRAAIROTOYRIAETRATOEBRONINAITOEBRON.ECENTXCAVATIONSINGYPTOURSINALESTINENDEX
COOKS TOURS IN EGYPT, ARABIA PETRÆA AND LOWER
BY KEITH JOHNSTON, F.R.S.E.COOK'S HANDBOOK FOR EGYPT, THE NILE, AND THE DESERT.Introductory.PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR TRAVELLERS.SEASON FOR EASTERN TOURS...
, OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE, ETC. Illustration of title-pageCOOK'S TOURISTS' HANDBOOK FOR EGYPT, THE NILE, AND THE DESERT.UDGATEIRCUSO.TDFFICES OFHOSOOKONGYPTIMITEDEAREAR...
, OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE, ETC. Illustration of title-pageCOOK'S TOURISTS' HANDBOOK FOR EGYPT, THE NILE, AND THE DESERT.UDGATEIRCUSO.TDFFICES OFHOSOOKONGYPTIMITEDEAREAR...
Hand-book for travellers in Egypt; including descriptions of the course of the Nile to the second cataract, Alexandria, Cairo, the pyramids, and Thebes, the overland transit to India, the peninsula of Mount Sinai, the oases, &c. Being a new edition, corrected and condensed, of "Modern Egypt and Thebes" [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1847)
port of ), by the river Nile, in steamers. (
Route 6.)See3rd, to across the desert; this part
of the journey is performed in carriages. ( Route 7.) The
entire journey...
A Confederate Soldier in Egypt [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1884)
of more than a quarter of a century with Eastern lands and
peoples, and ten years passed in high command in Egypt itself, with
unlimited opportunities for study and observation in every direction, may...
Pacha, Khedive of EgyptHead of Menephthah, the Pharaoh of the ExodusThe Plain before Sinai, where the Israelites were EncampedDe LessepsBedouin of the Desert and his CamelRemains of Small Temple at PhilæAncient Rock...
Pacha, Khedive of EgyptHead of Menephthah, the Pharaoh of the ExodusThe Plain before Sinai, where the Israelites were EncampedDe LessepsBedouin of the Desert and his CamelRemains of Small Temple at PhilæAncient Rock...
Egypt through the stereoscope : a journey through the land of the Pharaohs [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1908)
the
Delta, the scattered oases in the desert on the west, the
eastern desert to the , with the greater part of the Peninsula of
Sinai. Of cultivable soil the narrow valley above the Delta...
northern end of the African continent is traversed from the Atlantic on the west to the Red Sea on the east by a vast desert, which is continued eastward through Arabia and far into the heart...
northern end of the African continent is traversed from the Atlantic on the west to the Red Sea on the east by a vast desert, which is continued eastward through Arabia and far into the heart...
Boat Life in Egypt and Nubia [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1874)
IrrigationShooting along theDesertTombs of theMemlookSultans
Derweesh and anArgumentConvert himPunch andJudyDonkeyDerweeshMosk ofAmerTheNilometer, andIsland, ofRhodaHowling and...
AncientEileithyasAntiquesTrue orFalseCost ofAntiquesBuyingThemAnArabHorseRain inEgyptRuins ofEileithyasLizards DesertMare The...
AncientEileithyasAntiquesTrue orFalseCost ofAntiquesBuyingThemAnArabHorseRain inEgyptRuins ofEileithyasLizards DesertMare The...
Queer things about Egypt [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1911)
of the
Bible and the Pharaohs.Queer Things
about JapanQueerThings about PersiaI have also much to say about the exhilaration of riding and camping in the desert; the utterly strange life in the Great Oasis; the comedy of the Nile...
it falling into the hands of the Crusaders. In the mounds of sand heaped upon its ruins by the winds of the desert any one who likes can fossick for the remains of Arab pottery (all dating...
it falling into the hands of the Crusaders. In the mounds of sand heaped upon its ruins by the winds of the desert any one who likes can fossick for the remains of Arab pottery (all dating...