A narrative of travels in northern Africa in the years 1818, 19, and 20; accompanied by geographical notices of Soudan and of the course of the NigerLyon, G. F. (George Francis)
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A narrative of travels in northern Africa in the years 1818, 19, and 20; accompanied by geographical notices of Soudan and of the course of the Niger
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis)
Fezzan (Libya) -- Description and travel; Tripolitania -- Description and travel
_Yemyem_, inhabitants of, cannibals, 142, 143. Notice of this
country, 143.
_Yen_, (town), notice of, 265. Itinerary thence, to Werda, ibid.
_Yussuff_, a Moor, benevolent conduct of, towards the author and his
companions, 192—194, 203.
_Zaizow_, (village), notice of, 205. Hospitable reception of the
author at, 258.
_Zeighan_, (village), notice of, 85.
_Zgar_, wadey of, 81.
_Zibboon_, an article of Tripoline dress, described, 6.
_Zleetun_, castle of, arrival at, 334. Notice of Roman ruins in its
vicinity, ibid. Notice of the village, 335. Impudence of a Marāboot
there, ibid. Markets and commerce, ibid. 336.
_Zuela_, arrival of the author at, 212. His reception there, ibid.
213. Character of the inhabitants, 213. Singular instance of their
ignorance, ibid. Description of a Mosque and other ancient Arabic
buildings in its vicinity, 214—216. Ruins of the castle, 217.
Hospitality of several Shreefs at, to the author, 217, 218.
_Zumeeta_. an Arabian dish, how prepared, 50.
THE END.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY THOMAS DAVISON, WHITEFRIARS.
FOOTNOTES:
[Footnote 1: The inscription, which is over the northern face, is in
a perfect state, and is as follows:
IMP . CÆS . AVRELIO . ANTONIN . AVG . PP . ET . IMP . CAES . L .
AVRELIO . VERO . AMENIACO . AVG . SER . S . ORFITVS . PROCCOS . CVM .
VTTEDIO . MARCELLO . LEG . SVO . DEDICAVIT . C . CALPVRNIVS . CELSVS .
CVRATOR . MVNERIS . PVB . MVNERARIVS . IIVIR . Q . Q . FLAMEN .
PERPETVVS . ARCV . MARMORE . SOLIDO . FECIT.]
[Footnote 2: Narrative of a ten Years’ Residence in Tripoli.]
[Footnote 3: The Tibboo girls are betrothed some time before
they are married, in the same manner as the Arabs and Tripolines.]
Transcriber's note:
pg 35 Changed: Pharoah’s curse to: Pharaoh
pg 53 Changed: Bahr el blem, باحرالظﻠﻜ to: الظلا
pg 54 Changed: Mesunāta to: Mesurāta
pg 111 Changed: Socka to: Sockna
pg 209 Changed: his little boy, Barea to: Barca
pg 228 Changed: 24° 47′ 57′ North to: 57″
pg 272 Changed: whence they some to: come
pg 286 Changed: the F is pointed below ﺑ to: ڢ
pg 289 Changed: A Khādem خعدو to: خعدم
pg 298 Changed: Wadey Shiati, ولدي شدتي to: وادي
pg 300 Changed: Gusser Sallām قسرسللو to: سللم
pg 300 Changed: Khalifa خليوه to: خليفه
pg 301 Changed: Ben Areif بن اريغ to: اريف
pg 302 Changed: Roos Ghraab روس غرعن to: غرعب
pg 303 Changed: Om el Abeed, ام العبيل to: العبيد
pg 306 Changed: Kenaire دنير to: كنير
pg 307 Changed: El Kamle Kebeer to: Ramle
pg 372 Changed: Bouzatter to: Bouzafer
pg 374 Changed: El Kamle Gebeer to: Ramle
Below some plates Changed: F. G. Lyon to: G. F. Lyon
Added period between arabic words and the start of the
next sentence in several instances.
Other spelling inconsistencies have been left unchanged.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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