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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... seen by Apollo , when , in the fastnesses of Pelion , she wrestled with a lion , he became enamoured of her . Counselled by Chiron , he carried her off in a golden chariot into Libya . They were there kindly received by.
... seen by Apollo , when , in the fastnesses of Pelion , she wrestled with a lion , he became enamoured of her . Counselled by Chiron , he carried her off in a golden chariot into Libya . They were there kindly received by.
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... seen until the traveller is close to it ; it looks like a large collection of mud huts , unrelieved by a single minaret , or even by the dove - cots , which render many of the mud villages on the Nile so picturesque . Closer inspection ...
... seen until the traveller is close to it ; it looks like a large collection of mud huts , unrelieved by a single minaret , or even by the dove - cots , which render many of the mud villages on the Nile so picturesque . Closer inspection ...
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... seen a beggar in Benghazi . The government of the province is in the hands of a Bey , sometimes sent from Constantinople , some- times nominated by the Pacha of Tripoli , to whom he is subordinate . Soliman Agha , the present Kai- makan ...
... seen a beggar in Benghazi . The government of the province is in the hands of a Bey , sometimes sent from Constantinople , some- times nominated by the Pacha of Tripoli , to whom he is subordinate . Soliman Agha , the present Kai- makan ...
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... seen a single fine intaglio or cameo found here . The modern costume of the Benghazini is simple , but not ungraceful , and , like that of all countries which have not yet adopted the tight - fitting fashions of Europe , is admirably ...
... seen a single fine intaglio or cameo found here . The modern costume of the Benghazini is simple , but not ungraceful , and , like that of all countries which have not yet adopted the tight - fitting fashions of Europe , is admirably ...
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... seen . These barracans are , for the most part , the manufacture of Jerbel , in the regency of Tunis , and the finer have stripes of silk in- terwoven in the breadth . Socks or stockings ( to com- plete my fashions of Benghazi ) are ...
... seen . These barracans are , for the most part , the manufacture of Jerbel , in the regency of Tunis , and the finer have stripes of silk in- terwoven in the breadth . Socks or stockings ( to com- plete my fashions of Benghazi ) are ...
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