Proceedings Of The Expedition To Explore The Northern Coast Of Africa, From Tripoly Eastward; In MDCCCXXI. And MDCCCXXII.: Comprehending An Account Of The Greater Syrtis And Cyrenaica; And Of The Ancient Cities Composing The PentapolisMurray, 1828 - 572 pages |
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Africa alluded already ancient Apollonia appears Arab Arcesilaus arrived authority Barca Bashaw beach Bedouin Bengazi Berenice Braiga built called camels castle Cinyphus coast colour columns continued Cyrenaica Cyrene Derna described desert distance Dúbbah eastward Edrisi excavated feet formed forts geographic miles Greater Syrtis Greek ground Gulf harbour Herodotus Hesperides hills horses hundred hyænas inhabitants inscriptions journey lake Lebida Leo Africanus Leptis Magna Lotophagi Mahometan marsh mentioned Mersa Mesurata mountains neighbourhood observed occasion ourselves party passage passed Pentapolis plain Pliny port position present probably promontory Ptolemeta Ptolemy quarries range ravine remains of building remarkable road rock Roman ruins sailing sand sand-hills sandy scarcely Scylax seen Shekh Mahommed shore side Signor Della Cella silphium soil southward stone Strabo suppose Tagiura tents Teuchira theatre tion tombs tower town tract triglyphs Tripoly usually vessels Vitruvius Wady walls westward whole wind Zaffran δε