The journal of Frederick Horneman's travels, from Cairo to Mourzouk, the capital of the kingdom of Fezzan, in Africa, in the years 1797-8Hornemann, Friedrich
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The journal of Frederick Horneman's travels, from Cairo to Mourzouk, the capital of the kingdom of Fezzan, in Africa, in the years 1797-8
Hornemann, Friedrich
Berber languages; Fezzan (Libya) -- Description and travel; Libyan Desert -- Description and travel
Cairo to Wady-el-Latron, or the Natron Valley, _about_ 19
To a sand hill, (supposed to be the ridge between the
Natron Valley and the bed of the Bahr-bela-ma) 4
To Muhabag 13
Mogara 4½
Biljoradeck 16
To a station on the hills of Ummesogeir: said to be 40
hours, _or more_, say 41½
To Ummesogeir 5
Siwah 20
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Total 123
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[Footnote 16: The ordinary caravan day of 8 hours, appears to be
about 20 _British_ miles, _by the road_; and in _direct_ distance
across deserts, about 16¼ or 16½ _Geographic_ miles.]
[Footnote 17:
Siwah to the Valley of _Schiacha_ 23 hours.
To Torfaue 6½
Across the Desert to a watering-place on the border
of Augila 49
To Augila 9
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Total 87½
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[Footnote 18: Abulfeda and Ptolemy describe it to be so; and Ledyard
was told the same at Cairo.]
[Footnote 19: This is the computation:
Hours.
From Augila to the Mountains of _Moraije_ 26
To the Plain of Sultin 18
Across the Plain or Desert of Sultin, &c. to a woody tract,
3 journies; but no account in hours, say 34
To the entrance of the black Harutsch, about 1 day, say 10
To a watering-place in the Harutsch 4
To the end of the black Harutsch, 3½ days; say 40
Through the white Harutsch, 1½ day; say 15
To a watering-place on the borders of Fezzan 4
To Temissa 9
Zuila 6¾
Hamarra 7
Tragan 10¾
Sidi Bisher 8
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