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Excerpt from Travels Through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785, Vol. 1 of 2: Containing the Present Natural and Political State of Those Countries, Their Productions, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; With Observations on the Manners, Customs, and Government of the Turks and Arabs; Illustrated With Copper Plates
Egypt, for the Delta, and the defert~ of Si nai, is laid down from the altronomical oh fervations of M. Niebuhr, who travelled for the King of Denmark, in 1761: they are the latef''t, and mot''t accurate, yet publifhed. The fame traveller has afforded me great afiil''tance in the map of Syria, which I have completed from that of Danville, and my own Obfervations. To conclude, I have no doubt but the lovers of the ancient arts will thank me for accompanying with a drawing the defcription I have given of the two mo?.
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Egypt, for the Delta, and the defert~ of Si nai, is laid down from the altronomical oh fervations of M. Niebuhr, who travelled for the King of Denmark, in 1761: they are the latef''t, and mot''t accurate, yet publifhed. The fame traveller has afforded me great afiil''tance in the map of Syria, which I have completed from that of Danville, and my own Obfervations. To conclude, I have no doubt but the lovers of the ancient arts will thank me for accompanying with a drawing the defcription I have given of the two mo?.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Constantin-François Volney
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ISBN - 9780331795400
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Page Count - 440
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