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
---- procures assistance for Abyssinia, ii. 178
---- violent conduct, ii. 195
---- leaves Abyssinia, ii. 198
Beyla, Shekh of, sends a moullah to Teawa in favour of the author,
iv. 385
---- author’s friendly reception there, iv. 411
---- description of, iv. 414
Binny, appen. 211
Booted Lynx, appen. 146
C.
Cairo, government, i. 24
Cambyses, his expedition into Africa, i. 450
Camera obscura, description of one used by the author, Introd. 8
Candace, queen, i. 505
Canja, description of, i. 43
Caretta, or sea-tortoise, app. 215
Carnac, and Luxor, ruins there, i. 13, 139
Carthage, ruins of, Introd. 21
Cæsar, his desire to know the source of the Nile, iii. 612
Cerastes, or horned viper, Appen. 158
Chendi, iv. 529
Chiggre, valley, iv. 559
Christopher Father, account of him, Introd. 18
---- procures letters for the author to Abyssinia, i. 35
Christopher de Gama, his gallant behaviour, ii. 186
---- death, ii. 187
Claudius, prosperous beginning of his reign, ii. 179
---- defeats the Moors, ii. 191
---- slain by Nur, ii. 203
Cleopatra encourages trade, i. 467
Constantina, Introd. 26
Cosseir, description of, i. 189
Covillan Peter, his character, ii. 104
---- sent to Abyssinia, ii. 106
---- sends dispatches to Portugal, ii. 108
Cush peoples Abyssinia, i. 376
Cusso, or Bankesia Abyssinica, Appen. 73
Cyrus, his expedition, i. 449
D.
Dahalac, island, i. 348
Damot, province of Abyssinia, iii. 257
---- massacre there, i. 526
Dancali, kingdom, ii. 82
Darius, his expedition, i. 454
David III. defeats the Moors, ii. 137
---- distresses his Portuguese allies, ii. 136
---- attacked and defeated by the Moors, ii. 161
---- distresses of the king, ii. 163
---- fortitude, ii. 166
David IV. assembles the clergy, ii. 577
---- puts to death the Catholic priests, ii. 580
---- calls a second meeting of the clergy, ii. 588
---- insulted by them, ii. 589
---- punishes them, ii. 590
---- poisoned, ii. 591
Desan, cape, i. 443
Dembea, province, iii. 258
Dendera, ruins, i. 103
Denghel Sertza, defeats the Moors, ii. 228
Denghel Sertza defeats the Turks, vol. ii. p. 233
---- his death and character, ii. 235
Diodorus Siculus, his account of Meroe, iv. 542
Dixan, town, iii. 85
Dugga, ruins, Introd. 23
E.
Eagle, Golden, appen. 155
---- Black, appen. 159
Egyptians, customs of, iii. 290
Egypt, not the gift of the Nile, iii. 672
El Adda, app. 193
Elephant, manner of hunting him described, iv. 296
Enoch, book of, i. 497
Ensete, app. 36
Ergett Y’Dimmo, app. 34
Ergett el Krone, app. 35
Erkoom, app. 169
Esther, Ozoro, marries Michael, ii. 699
---- her cruelty to the murderers of Mariam Barea, ii. 700
Ethiopia, that word ill applied, has rendered the scripture obscure,
i. 405 to 410
Eudoxus, his first voyage, i. 465
---- second voyage, i. 466
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