A Ride in Egypt, from Sioot to Luxor in 1879: With Notes on the Present State and Ancient History of Nile Valley, and Some Account of the Various Ways of Making the Voyage Out and HomeMacmillan and Company, 1879 - 399 sider |
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Side xiii
... - Beni Hassan Pages 195-221 . CHAPTER X. SIOOT . The Town - The Mountain - The Tombs - The Caravan Started - The Arabs - The Copts - Our First Camping Place . Pages 222-234 CHAPTER XI . THE GREEK SHOP AT SOOHAG . Tahta CONTENTS . xiii.
... - Beni Hassan Pages 195-221 . CHAPTER X. SIOOT . The Town - The Mountain - The Tombs - The Caravan Started - The Arabs - The Copts - Our First Camping Place . Pages 222-234 CHAPTER XI . THE GREEK SHOP AT SOOHAG . Tahta CONTENTS . xiii.
Side xiv
... Tombs - An Old Brick Fort . Pages 264-287 CHAPTER XIV . THE TABLE OF ABOOD . French Antiquaries - A long Delay - A Messenger - A long Walk— Rumours of the Famine Pages 288-293 CHAPTER XV . THE FAMINE . The Morning Scene - xiv CONTENTS .
... Tombs - An Old Brick Fort . Pages 264-287 CHAPTER XIV . THE TABLE OF ABOOD . French Antiquaries - A long Delay - A Messenger - A long Walk— Rumours of the Famine Pages 288-293 CHAPTER XV . THE FAMINE . The Morning Scene - xiv CONTENTS .
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... TOMBS OF THE SULTANS . PAGE 108 MOSQUE OF SULTAN HASSAN ENTRANCE OF THE GREAT PYRAMID . PAVILION OF A MOSQUE . ༄ ཁྐྲ་ མ ... TOMB AT BENI HASSAN 195 THE OLDEST PICTURE IN THE WORLD . 209 THE CAUSEWAY . 222 A FERRY BOAT • 234 A STRAW BOAT ...
... TOMBS OF THE SULTANS . PAGE 108 MOSQUE OF SULTAN HASSAN ENTRANCE OF THE GREAT PYRAMID . PAVILION OF A MOSQUE . ༄ ཁྐྲ་ མ ... TOMB AT BENI HASSAN 195 THE OLDEST PICTURE IN THE WORLD . 209 THE CAUSEWAY . 222 A FERRY BOAT • 234 A STRAW BOAT ...
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... tomb of Mohammed Shah , the sixth king of the Moslem dynasty in Beejapore , who died in 1689 , so that the building is nearly contemporary with St. Paul's . The name signifies the " Rose Dome . " The king is buried under it with the ...
... tomb of Mohammed Shah , the sixth king of the Moslem dynasty in Beejapore , who died in 1689 , so that the building is nearly contemporary with St. Paul's . The name signifies the " Rose Dome . " The king is buried under it with the ...
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... tombs , and probably the baby , entirely naked and its eyes full of black flies , is much like what its ancestors were in the days of Moses . In the older quarters of the town the scenes are much the same , only that there is not so ...
... tombs , and probably the baby , entirely naked and its eyes full of black flies , is much like what its ancestors were in the days of Moses . In the older quarters of the town the scenes are much the same , only that there is not so ...
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A Ride in Egypt, from Sioot to Luxor in 1879: With Notes on the Present ... William John Loftie Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1879 |
A Ride in Egypt, from Sioot to Luxor in 1879: With Notes on the Present ... William John Loftie Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1879 |
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