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The journal of Friedrich Horneman's travels from Cairo to Murzuk in the years 1797-98 : the letters of Major Alexander Gordon Laing, 1824-26 /
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| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham, England :
Ashgate,
2010.
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| Colección: | Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ;
2nd ser., no. 123. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- COVER; PREFACE; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; THE JOURNAL OF FREIDRICH HORNEMANN'S TRAVELS FROM CAIRO TO MURZUK IN THE YEARS 1797-98; EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION; i. The Search for the Niger; ii. Friedrich Conrad Hornemann; iii. Paris to Cairo; iv. Cairo to Murzuk; v. Murzuk to Bokani; vi. Hornemann and the Niger; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE; THE JOURNAL; INTRODUCTION; PREFACE TO THE JOURNAL; I VOYAGE FROM CAIRO TO AUGILA; i. To Ummesogeir; ii. Observations on the Desert, from the Valley of Natron to the Mountains of Ummesogeir; iii. Ummesogeir, and further Journey to Siwah; iv. Siwah; v. Antiquities of Siwah.
- Vi. Departure from Siwah Journey to Schiacha, and Danger which the Traveller there incurred; vii. Departure from Schiacha; arrival at Augila; II; i. Augila, to the Confines of Temissa; ii. Observations on the Region of the Harutsch; iii. Arrival at Temissa, and further Journey; iv. Of Zuila; v. Further journey
- and arrival at Mourzouk; III SOME ACCOUNT OF FEZZAN; APPENDIX; I SOME ACCOUNT OF F. HORNEMAN, AFTER HIS ARRIVAL AT MOURZOUK; II A MEMOIR, CONTAINING VARIOUS INFORMATIONS RESPECTING THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA; TRANMITTED FROM MOURZOUK IN 1799, BY F. HORNEMAN.
- THE LETTERS OF MAJOR ALEXANDER GORDON LAING 1824-1826ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; i. The Materials; ii. The Problem of the Niger; iii. Alexander Gordon Laing: The Soldier; iv. Laing and the Niger; v. The Road to Timbuktu; vi. Yusuf Karamanli; vii. Colonel Warrington; viii. Clapperton and Laing; ix. Hatita; x. The Story of Timbuktu; xi. Alexander Gordon Laing: The Explorer; ITINERARY; THE LETTERS; I PREPARATIONS; II TRIPOLI: LAING AND THE BASHAW; III TRIPOLI: EMMA WARRINGTON; IV FAREWELL TO LAING; V TRIPOLI TO GHADAMES; VI GHADAMES; VII IN SALAH; VIII THE FIRST ATTACK; IX TIMBUKTU.
- X THE SEARCH FOR LAINGXI THE MISSING JOURNALS; APPENDIX; I Journal of Major A. Gordon Laing; II Laing's Cursory Remarks on the course and termination of the Great River Niger; III Laing's Notes on Gadamis; IV Emma Gordon Laing; V The Report of Laing's death published in l'Etoile of 2 May 1827; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.