[Illustration: Pl. 44. _From a Drawing by G. A. Hoskins Esqr._ _Printed by C. Hullmandel._ TEMPLE OF AMARAH. _Published by Longman, Rees & Co. April 6th. 1835._] =TRAVELS= IN =ETHIOPIA,= ABOVE THE SECOND CATARACT OF THE NILE; EXHIBITING THE STATE OF THAT COUNTRY, AND ITS VARIOUS INHABITANTS, UNDER THE DOMINION OF MOHAMMED ALI; AND ILLUSTRATING =THE ANTIQUITIES, ARTS, AND HISTORY= OF THE ANCIENT KINGDOM OF MEROE. * * * * * BY G. A. HOSKINS, ESQ. * * * * * WITH A MAP, AND NINETY ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE TEMPLES, PYRAMIDS, ETC. OF MEROE, GIBEL-EL-BIRKEL, SOLIB, ETC. FROM DRAWINGS FINISHED ON THE SPOT, BY THE AUTHOR, AND AN ARTIST WHOM HE EMPLOYED. LONDON: LONGMAN, REES, ORME, BROWN, GREEN, & LONGMAN, PATERNOSTER-ROW. 1835. London: Printed by A. SPOTTISWOODE, New-Street-Square. TO =HER ROYAL HIGHNESS= =THE DUCHESS OF KENT.= MADAM, Your Royal Highness having been pleased to inspect, with some apparent interest, the portfolios of original drawings from which the illustrations of the annexed volume have been selected, I have ventured to solicit permission to inscribe the Work to Your Royal Highness. It has little merit, perhaps, except fidelity of representation. But, claiming this for it, I presume to hope that it may obtain Your Royal Highness’s indulgent consideration, even though it should be found more deficient in other respects than I am willing to believe. I have the honour to be, MADAM, With profound respect, Your Royal Highness’s Most obedient Humble Servant, THE AUTHOR. =PREFACE.= * * * * * The following work contains the observations made by the Author during a journey performed by him in 1833 into the higher parts of Ethiopia. It is illustrated by engraved representations of the most remarkable objects in that country, from large drawings, finished on the spot by himself, or under his direction.