Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria
Author : William George Browne
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Page : 554 pages
File Size : 42,28 MB
Release : 1799
Category : Africa
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Author : William George Browne
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Page : 554 pages
File Size : 42,28 MB
Release : 1799
Category : Africa
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Author : William George Browne
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,37 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
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ISBN : 9781020320415
Join William George Browne on his journey through Africa, Egypt, and Syria in the late 18th century. Through his detailed descriptions of people, landscapes, and cultures, readers will be transported back in time to a vastly different world. Browne's unique perspective as an English gentleman traveler provides a fascinating glimpse into the social and political climate of the era. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in early African and Middle Eastern history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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File Size : 42,97 MB
Release : 1799
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File Size : 11,19 MB
Release : 1799
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Author : Jennifer Speake
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 15,41 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781579584252
Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.
Author : William George BROWNE
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,40 MB
Release : 1806
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Author : William George Browne
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Page : 544 pages
File Size : 32,23 MB
Release : 2013-12-08
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ISBN : 9781294391357
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author : Jennifer Speake
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 3477 pages
File Size : 10,7 MB
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1135456623
Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.
Author : Prince Ibrahim-Hilmy (son of Ismail, Khedive of Egypt)
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Page : 414 pages
File Size : 13,44 MB
Release : 1886
Category : Egypt
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Author : Tim Fulford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 15,1 MB
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1000559904
A collection of work that attempts to reflect the diversity of travel literature from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This literature often reveals something of the cultural and gender difference of the travellers, as well as ideas on colonialism, anthropology and slavery.