Wanderings in North AfricaJ. Murray, 1856 - 320 Seiten Description of a journey from Bengazi through Barca and the Libyan Desert to Cairo. |
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... Further exemplified . - My Captivity ended . - The Tables turned PAGE 261 CHAPTER XIX . Antiquities of Agharmy . - Ruins of a Temple.- Ancient Palace . Acropolis of the Oasis . - Tombs of the Ammo- nians . Interior of Siwah . - Ruins of ...
... Further exemplified . - My Captivity ended . - The Tables turned PAGE 261 CHAPTER XIX . Antiquities of Agharmy . - Ruins of a Temple.- Ancient Palace . Acropolis of the Oasis . - Tombs of the Ammo- nians . Interior of Siwah . - Ruins of ...
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... further information . Cyrenaica , or , as it was called under the Ptolemys , Pentapolis , is situated on the northern coast of Africa , between Carthage and Egypt . In its commercial im- portance it once almost rivalled the former , and ...
... further information . Cyrenaica , or , as it was called under the Ptolemys , Pentapolis , is situated on the northern coast of Africa , between Carthage and Egypt . In its commercial im- portance it once almost rivalled the former , and ...
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... further preamble , I shall state that my point of departure was Malta , from whence I sailed for Benghazi , now the principal town in the district , and the seat of Government . I took my passage on board a brigantine of 150 tons , the ...
... further preamble , I shall state that my point of departure was Malta , from whence I sailed for Benghazi , now the principal town in the district , and the seat of Government . I took my passage on board a brigantine of 150 tons , the ...
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... further on to Sharb Tawalun , which was entirely burnt up , though the camels still found ample amuse- ment , as they stragglingly loitered along , in plucking on this side and on that the half - dried tufts of thorny shrubs with which ...
... further on to Sharb Tawalun , which was entirely burnt up , though the camels still found ample amuse- ment , as they stragglingly loitered along , in plucking on this side and on that the half - dried tufts of thorny shrubs with which ...
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... , be- hind , and almost touching it at one angle , is a temple of more ancient construction , the lower parts of four of whose columns still remain in situ . Still further to the left , is a small building , in front.
... , be- hind , and almost touching it at one angle , is a temple of more ancient construction , the lower parts of four of whose columns still remain in situ . Still further to the left , is a small building , in front.
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