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Boat Life in Egypt and Nubia [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1874)
SheikHousseinHearing of him againBuyingProvisions andFurnitureAbd-elAttiContract for
theNileVoyageThePhantom, myBoatDescription of theBoatServantsFerrajjHassanHajjiMohammed, theCookMoney-changerTheDepartureAllAboardFirstNight on the...
NileSound of theMuezzinCallAnObligingGovernmentNileMudFirstImpressions of theNileBenisoefAbd-elAtti thrashes aNativeWildPigsAbouGirgGoing forMilkMoonlightScene in aMudVillageRemains of...
NileSound of theMuezzinCallAnObligingGovernmentNileMudFirstImpressions of theNileBenisoefAbd-elAtti thrashes aNativeWildPigsAbouGirgGoing forMilkMoonlightScene in aMudVillageRemains of...
Egypt, handbook for travellers: part second, upper Egypt, with Nubia as far as the second cataract and the western oases [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1892)
CATARACT AND THE WESTERN OASESK. BAEDEKER
[Image of Page fpc]PREFACE.
[Image of Page v]The present volume forms the second part of the Editor's the first part of which...
to make connection with the ocean-steamers.e.g.For the Mail and Tourist Steamers between the First and Second Cataract Philæ to Wadi Ḥalfah), see p. 299.b. The Dhahabîyeh Voyage...
to make connection with the ocean-steamers.e.g.For the Mail and Tourist Steamers between the First and Second Cataract Philæ to Wadi Ḥalfah), see p. 299.b. The Dhahabîyeh Voyage...
A Thousand Miles Up The Nile [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1890)
.IRSTESTBURY-ONRYMOctoberPREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.“Un voyage en égypte, c'est une partie d'ânes et une promenade
en bateau entremêlées de ruines.”MPÈRE.
A has put Egypt in an epigram. “A donkey-ride
and a...
, cataract, everything included except wine—was about £10 per day.With regard to temperature, we found it cool—even cold, sometimes—in December and January; mild in February; very warm in March and April...
, cataract, everything included except wine—was about £10 per day.With regard to temperature, we found it cool—even cold, sometimes—in December and January; mild in February; very warm in March and April...
Cook's tourists' handbook for Egypt, the Nile, and the Desert [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1897)
of the Company's plant and property at .C Steamer Service
between the First and Second Cataracts is carried on by
First Class Tourist Steamers between Philæ and Wadi-Halfa
in connection...
, and seven more are allowed for trips to the Second Cataract. C Mail Steamers, leaving twice weekly, enable those who wish to visit both the First and Second Cataracts to do so in less...
, and seven more are allowed for trips to the Second Cataract. C Mail Steamers, leaving twice weekly, enable those who wish to visit both the First and Second Cataracts to do so in less...
A handbook for travellers in Lower and Upper Egypt [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1888)
as
when it was first published until 1873, when a thorough revision, and even
re-casting of the work became necessary. Since that date Egypt has
certainly not stood still: and its modern progress has been more than...
by the complete account now given for the first time of the Mosques, Tombs, Dervish Monasteries, and principal Religious Festivals.The Editor has again to repeat his acknowledgments to those gentlemen whose...
by the complete account now given for the first time of the Mosques, Tombs, Dervish Monasteries, and principal Religious Festivals.The Editor has again to repeat his acknowledgments to those gentlemen whose...
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)
;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.SIR GARDNER...
(or less if shared by two persons), making the total, according to the second calculation, 139 10 l.s.l.s.It may be observed — 1st. That the first of the above...
(or less if shared by two persons), making the total, according to the second calculation, 139 10 l.s.l.s.It may be observed — 1st. That the first of the above...
The city of the caliphs; a popular study of Cairo and its environs and the Nile and its antiquities [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1898)
dominion, from its capture by the Ottoman Turks in
1517 down to the present time. In short, we need consider it
under two aspects merely, — first as the capital of the
Caliphs, and next...
, and they have been termed god-kings. To emphasise the distinction, Menes and the kings of the first dynasty are designated as the first earthly kings of Egypt.As to the origin of the Egyptians, scholars are divided...
, and they have been termed god-kings. To emphasise the distinction, Menes and the kings of the first dynasty are designated as the first earthly kings of Egypt.As to the origin of the Egyptians, scholars are divided...
The monuments of Upper Egypt, a translation of the "Itinéraire de la Haute Égypte", of Auguste Mariette-Bey
(Rice University, 1877)
"CAN 254
Ombos .. 254
:\Ionntaius- Chango of scenery 255
Small kmplo 256
Island of Elephantine 257
IX. PmL;E
257
Inscriptions on rocks
259
La,t res,>rt of the Priests
260
illAP OF EGYPT TO TUE FIRST CATARACT,
PLAN OF Tim GREAT PYRAMID...
of the work is a record of the great historical eyent which gathered together many distinguishetl personages in Egypt. The Itineraire met with all the favour it deserved, aml a first edition having been rapidly exhausted, a second one, with some slight...
of the work is a record of the great historical eyent which gathered together many distinguishetl personages in Egypt. The Itineraire met with all the favour it deserved, aml a first edition having been rapidly exhausted, a second one, with some slight...
The land of the Pharaohs. Egypt and Sinai: illustrated by pen and pencil. [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1875)
gives the first place in his
inquiries to the land of the Law and the Prophets, the
mountains and valleys which echoed the daily psalmody of the temple, the scenes of the Saviour's life and miracles and passion...
the Crusaders, St. Louis of France, and Saladin the chivalrous enemy of Richard Coeur de Lion, all lead our thoughts to Egypt. What wonder, then, that it was with a feeling of almost reverential awe, that I first gazed...
the Crusaders, St. Louis of France, and Saladin the chivalrous enemy of Richard Coeur de Lion, all lead our thoughts to Egypt. What wonder, then, that it was with a feeling of almost reverential awe, that I first gazed...
Life of Edward William Lane [Electronic Version]
(Rice University, 1877)
have been able to make use of are the MS. of the
“Description of Egypt,” which tells something of Mr. Lane's
first visit to the East; certain note-books kept by him during his first and
second...
on September 17th, 1801. He was the third son of the Rev. Theophilus Lane, LL.D., a Prebendary of Hereford; and his mother was Sophia Gardiner, a niece of Gainsborough the Painter. At first his...
on September 17th, 1801. He was the third son of the Rev. Theophilus Lane, LL.D., a Prebendary of Hereford; and his mother was Sophia Gardiner, a niece of Gainsborough the Painter. At first his...