Travels Along the Mediterranean and Parts Adjacent: In Company with the Earl of Belmore, During the Years 1816-17-18: Extending as Far as the Second Cataract of the Nile, Jerusalem, Damascus, Balbec, &c. ...T. Cadell, 1822 - Levant |
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... RIVER . 1. Habitations and Tombs cut in the Rock - 2 . Valley of Biban el Me- look - 3 . Entrances of the Tombs of the Kings , latitude 25 ° 44 ′ 31 ′′ -4 . Ruins of Gornou - 5 . Northern Dair , with the Rows of Sphinxes and ruined ...
... RIVER . 1. Habitations and Tombs cut in the Rock - 2 . Valley of Biban el Me- look - 3 . Entrances of the Tombs of the Kings , latitude 25 ° 44 ′ 31 ′′ -4 . Ruins of Gornou - 5 . Northern Dair , with the Rows of Sphinxes and ruined ...
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... , I shall begin at the village of Gornou , because it is nearest the river , and the first object which the traveller en- counters in his tour through the ruins , on the west side of the Nile , from which it is distant THEBES . 7.
... , I shall begin at the village of Gornou , because it is nearest the river , and the first object which the traveller en- counters in his tour through the ruins , on the west side of the Nile , from which it is distant THEBES . 7.
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... river subsides , and the ground becomes dry , they quit their rocky tenements and return to their mansions of clay , which are more conveni- ently situated for water , grazing and agriculture . This village is sometimes called Gornou or ...
... river subsides , and the ground becomes dry , they quit their rocky tenements and return to their mansions of clay , which are more conveni- ently situated for water , grazing and agriculture . This village is sometimes called Gornou or ...
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... river . The French Savans , however , without any sufficient reason , have re- stricted it to the magnificent ruin which we are going to describe . This beautiful relic of antiquity looks to the east , and is fronted by a stupendous ...
... river . The French Savans , however , without any sufficient reason , have re- stricted it to the magnificent ruin which we are going to describe . This beautiful relic of antiquity looks to the east , and is fronted by a stupendous ...
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... river , and having swam across , are helped out by their friends , who are assembled in crowds on the opposite bank . Some of the chariots in their flight are loaded with two riders ; one of whom holds the lash and reins , and the other ...
... river , and having swam across , are helped out by their friends , who are assembled in crowds on the opposite bank . Some of the chariots in their flight are loaded with two riders ; one of whom holds the lash and reins , and the other ...
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