An account of the empire of Marocco, and the districts of Suse and Tafilelt; compiled from miscellaneous observations made during a long residence in, and various journies through, these countries. To which is added an account of shipwrecks on the western coast of Africa, and an interesting account of Timbuctoo, the great emporium of Central AfricaJackson, James Grey
History
An account of the empire of Marocco, and the districts of Suse and Tafilelt; compiled from miscellaneous observations made during a long residence in, and various journies through, these countries. To which is added an account of shipwrecks on the western coast of Africa, and an interesting account of Timbuctoo, the great emporium of Central Africa
Jackson, James Grey
Morocco
_Millah_, A department of a town inhabited by Jews.
_Murristan_, A mad-house.
_Mutassib_, An officer who regulates the weights and price of
meat, &c.
_M’shoar_, Place of audience.
_Naga_, A female camel.
_Niag_, Female camels.
_Semaimi_, The period of the forty longest days.
_Sfinge_, Spongy bread.
_Shebbel_, A fish similar to salmon.
_Sheik_, An Arabian chief.
_Smin_, Butter melted and preserved with salt.
_Soudanee_, A native of Nigritia.
_Stata_, A convoy through the Desert, or other unsafe country, being a
Sheick, or his friend, who accompanies and protects a caravan through
his territory, and delivers it to the protection of a Sheick of the
next adjoining district or clan, for which he generally receives a
pecuniary remuneration.
_Talb_, A man versed in the Mohammedan laws.
_Thaleb_, The red fox.
_Tibber_, Gold dust.
_Ukill_, An attorney, or agent.
_Zawiat_, Sanctuaries.
_Zemeeta_, Meal mixed with cold water; a food used by the inhabitants
of Mount Atlas.
_Zibda_, Fresh butter.
_Zite_, Oil.
_Zitune_, Olives.
* * * * *
ERRATA.
Page 20, line 1, _for_ River Suse, _read_ Province of Suse.
80, note _for_ Appendix, p. 1808, _read_ Appendix, page 108.
107, line 6, _for_ plate 2nd, _read_ plate 8th, page 103.
196, — 19, _for_ Eastern part of Chinese Tartary, _read_
Eastern part of Bengal.
— 20, _for_ to the Cape of Good Hope, _read_ to
Zanguebar and Mosambique.
283, — 14, _for_ Latter, _read_ Letter.
298, — 29, _for_ three quarters of a cubit, _read_ one cubit
and three quarters.
299, — 4, _for_ Skiat, _read_ Okiat.
* * * * *
London: Printed by W. Bulmer and Co.
Cleveland row, St. James’s.
Transcriber's note:
Instances of long s-shaped kāf ڪ have been transcribed as kāf ك.
The changes listed in the ERRATA have been done.
pg 1 (footnote 7) Marruccos to: Marruecos
pg 11 sarcely ever to: scarcely
pg 16 the mose select to: most
pg 18 pefectly understand to: perfectly
pg 21 near the imperial place to: palace
pg 21 (footnote 34) Sultaun Soliman to: Sultan
pg 23 to gives a softness to: give
pg 31 No reference symbol can be found throughout this page or
the adjacent ones for footnote 40, in any of the editions that
include this passage. It has been assumed to refer to Tetuan and
a reference has been placed at the end of one of the paragraphs
that allude to this town.
pg 38 were aparments for to: apartments
pg 42 It was beseiged to: besieged
pg 64 affected with opthalmia to: ophthalmia
pg 80-81 (footnote 78) ar irresistible to: are
pg 83 or the teticle to: testicle
pg 92 he ad retired to: he had retired
pg 108 thi precaution to: this precaution
pg 152 scarcely ssuceptible to: susceptible
pg 185 this was intened to: intended
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