Select Specimens of Natural History Collected in Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. Volume 5.Bruce, James
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Select Specimens of Natural History Collected in Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. Volume 5.
Bruce, James
Natural history -- Egypt; Natural history -- Ethiopia; Nile River; Plants -- Egypt; Plants -- Ethiopia; Scientific expeditions -- Egypt
To
THE RIGHT REV^D.
JOHN
Lord Bishop
of
CARLISLE
This Map Shewing the Tract
_of_
SOLOMONS FLEET
_in their three Years Voyage from
THE_
ELANITIC GULF to OPHIR and TARSHISH
_the Necessity of Employing in that
space of time
is Dedicated by his
Most Obedient Servant
James Bruce_]
[Illustration:
To
_My Worthy
and
Learned Friend_
The Honorable
DAINES BARRINGTON
_This Plan of two Attempts
to Arrive at the Source of the_
_NILE_
_is dedicated by his most Obliged
and faithful Humble Servant_
_James Bruce_
J. Walker, Sculp^t. 81, Margaret Street, Cavendish Square.]
INDEX.
Abyssinia divided into provinces, vol. iii. p. 248
Abyssinians, list of their kings, i. 480
---- customs, iii. 262
---- manner of marrying, iii. 306
---- manner of baptism, iii. 324
---- mode of administering the sacrament of the supper, iii. 334
---- religion, iii. 313
---- military force, iii. 308
---- practise circumcision, iii. 341
---- books, i. 493
---- when converted to Christianity, i. 504
Abreha makes war with the Arabians, i. 512
Abuna, law to bring him from Cairo, i. 534
Adelan, character, iv. 439
---- cavalry, beauty of, iv. 437
---- promises the author protection, iv. 441
Adowa, town, iii. 119
Agageers, account of them, iv. 298
Agows, i. 401
Alexander attempts to discover the source of the Nile, iii. 607
Alexandria, i. 10
Algiers, the author made consul there, Introd. 6.
Ali Bey, account of him, i. 28
Alphonso Mendes, patriarch, enters Abyssinia, ii. 349
---- violent conduct, ii. 355
---- banished from Abyssinia, ii. 402
Alvarez, account of his journal, ii. 150
---- his account of Abyssinian baptism, iii. 227
Amda Sion, his licentious conduct, ii. 6
---- attacks Adel, ii. 15
---- defeats the Moors, ii. 16
---- kings of Hadea, and Fatigar, ii. 22
---- the king of Adel, ii. 30
---- silences the murmurs of his army, ii. 41
---- defeats the rebels, ii. 43
Amhara, account of, i. 401, and iii. 254
Amlac, Icon, restored to the kingdom, ii. 2
Arabia, its climate and productions, i. 373
Aroossi, iii. 572
Ashkoko, app. 139
Axum, capital of Tigre, iii. 129
---- when and by whom built, i. 378
---- Chronicle, i. 398
B.
Baalbec, description of, Introd. 58
Babelmandeb, account of, i. 311, 314
Bæda Mariam banishes his brothers to Wechne, ii. 80
---- his character, ii. 90
Bacuffa, character, ii. 595
---- annals of his reign imperfect, ii. 596
---- singular accidents of his life, ii. 597, 598
Baharnagash, i. 483
Balessan, balm, or balsam, vol. i. p. 374
---- description of it, Appen. 16
Banja, battle of, iii. 374
Begemder, province of Abyssinia, iii. 253
Beja, i. 86
Bengazi, Introd. 43
Beni Koreish, i. 521
Bermudes made patriarch of Abyssinia, ii. 169
---- makes submission of Abyssinia to the see of Rome, ii. 170
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