Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 3 (of 5): In the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773Bruce, James
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Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 3 (of 5): In the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773
Bruce, James
Egypt -- Description and travel; Ethiopia -- Description and travel; Ethiopia -- History; Natural history -- Ethiopia; Nile River
_Pass the River Gomara--Remarkable Accident there--Arrive at
Dara--Visit the Great Cataract of Alata--Leave Dara, and
resume our Journey_, 405
CHAP. V.
_Pass the Nile, and encamp at Tsoomwa--Arrive
at Derdera--Alarm on approaching the Army--Join
the King at Karcagna_, 432
CHAP. VI.
_King’s Army retreats towards Gondar--Memorable Passage of
the Nile--Dangerous Situation of the Army--Retreat of
Kefla Yasous--Battle of Limjour--Unexpected Peace with
Fasil--Arrival at Gondar_, 446
CHAP. VII.
_King and Army retreat to Tigrè--Interesting Events following
that Retreat--The Body of Joas is found--Socinios, a new
King, proclaimed at Gondar_, 470
CHAP. VIII.
_Second Journey to discover the Source of the Nile--Favourable
turn of the King’s Affairs in Tigrè--We fall in with
Fasil’s Army at Bamba_, 495
CHAP. IX.
_Interview with Fasil--Transactions in the Camp_, 509
CHAP. X.
_Leave Bamba, and continue our Journey Southward--Fall in
with Fasil’s Pagan Galla--Encamp on the Kelti_, 532
CHAP. XI.
_Continue our Journey--Fall in with a Party of Galla--Prove
our Friends--Pass the Nile--Arrive at Goutto, and visit
the first Cataract_, 550
CHAP. XII.
_Leave Goutto--Mountains of the Moon--Roguery of Woldo our
Guide--Arrive at the Source of the Nile_, 577
CHAP. XIII.
_Attempts of the Ancients to discover the Source of the
Nile--No discovery made in latter Times--No Evidence
of the Jesuits having arrived there--Kircher’s Account
fabulous--Discovery completely made by the Author_, 603
CHAP. XIV.
_Description of the Sources of the Nile--Of Geesh--Accounts
of its several Cataracts--Course from its Rise to the
Mediterranean_, 632
CHAP. XV.
_Various names of this River--Ancient Opinion concerning
the Cause of its Inundation--Real Manner by which it
is effected--Remarkable Disposition of the Peninsula
of Africa_, 654
CHAP. XVI.
_Egypt not the Gift of the Nile--Ancient Opinion
refuted--Modern Opinion contrary to Proof and Experience_, 672
CHAP. XVII.
_The same Subject continued--Nilometer what--How divided
and measured_, 689
CHAP. XVIII.
_Inquiry about the Possibility of changing the Course of
the Nile--Cause of the Nucta_, 712
CHAP. XIX.
_Kind reception among the Agows--Their Number, Trade,
Character_, &c. 726
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