TravelPorter, Robert Ker , 1777-1842, Description and travel, DS48.5 .P84 1821, 450 P835t
by Sir Robert Ker Porter. "With numerous engravings of portraits, costumes, antiquities, &c." Illustrations drawn by the author. Main Heritage Shelves... Show moreby Sir Robert Ker Porter. "With numerous engravings of portraits, costumes, antiquities, &c." Illustrations drawn by the author. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48.5 .P84 1821 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10233301 BIB-ID: 1024966 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DT123 .H82
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... Show moreBy 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. Some plates are double and some printed on both sides. Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DT351 .D39 1828, 916.6
by Major Denham, F.R.S., Captain Clapperton, and the late Doctor Oudney, extending across the Great Desert to the tenth degree of northern latitute... Show moreby Major Denham, F.R.S., Captain Clapperton, and the late Doctor Oudney, extending across the Great Desert to the tenth degree of northern latitute, and from Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the capital of the Felatah empire. The appendix contains: no. I-XVI. Translations from the Arabic, of various letters and documents, brought from Bornou and Soudan by Major Denham and Captain Clapperton. By A. Salame. Show less
Deutsche Inner-Afrikanische Forschungs-Expedition (4th : 1910-1912), Description and travel, Description and travel, Social life and customs, DT351 .F853 1913, 916.6/03
by Leo Frobenius...With seventy plates, including two coloured frontispieces, two hundred illustrations in the text from photographs and drawings,... Show moreby Leo Frobenius...With seventy plates, including two coloured frontispieces, two hundred illustrations in the text from photographs and drawings, four maps and tables. Tr. by Rudolf Blind. Paged continuously. Translation of Und Afrika sprach. Show less
The threshold of the Near East: Istria and Dalmatia -- A patriarchal principality: Montenegro -- The model Balkan state: Bosnia and the Hercegovina... Show moreThe threshold of the Near East: Istria and Dalmatia -- A patriarchal principality: Montenegro -- The model Balkan state: Bosnia and the Hercegovina -- Through the occupied territory -- 'Twixt Austrian and Turk: the sandžak of Novibazar -- Barbarism and civilisation: the Albanian coast and Corfù -- Greece: the country and the capital -- Greece: democracy unlimited -- Crete under the concert -- Samos: a study in autonomy -- The promised land: Macedonia -- The cynosure of the Near East: Stambûl -- An experiment in emancipation: Bulgaria -- The great powers in the Near East. by William Miller. Includes index. Show less
Description and travel, History, Social life and customs, Description and travel, DT309 .D25 1839
Presents some of the author's notes during his adventures and travels in Africa in early 18th century. Mr. Davidson's Notes, kept in the form of a... Show morePresents some of the author's notes during his adventures and travels in Africa in early 18th century. Mr. Davidson's Notes, kept in the form of a Journal -- Loose Memoranda found amongst Mr. Davidson's Papers -- Letters from Captain Washington to Mr. Davidson -- Mr. Davidson's Replies to Queries -- Extracts from Mr. Davidson's Letters ---- APPENDIX. Extracts from the Correspondence of Mr. Davidson, during his Residence in Morocco ; with an Account of his further progress in the Desert -- Account of Mr. Davidson's Death, extracted from the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society -- History of Abou, extracted from the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society -- Mr. Hay's Letter, referred to in the Notes, and Reply thereto. by the late John Davidson. "Printed for private circulation only." Includes appendixes. Also issued online via the World Wide Web. Show less
by Nahum Slouschz. "The present volume is devoted to a description of the results of my various voyages and the conclusions I arrived at through the... Show moreby Nahum Slouschz. "The present volume is devoted to a description of the results of my various voyages and the conclusions I arrived at through the study of the documents relating to the Jews of Africa."- Foreward, p. viii-ix. Show less
Begunne in the the yeere of iubile, 1600. and by some of them finished the yeere 1611. the others not yet returned. Very profitable for the helpe... Show moreBegunne in the the yeere of iubile, 1600. and by some of them finished the yeere 1611. the others not yet returned. Very profitable for the helpe of trauellers, and no lesse delightfull to all persons who take pleasure to heare of the manners, gouernment, religion, and customes of forraine and heathen countries. Compiled by Theophilus Lavender from letters by William and Peter Biddulplh to Bezaliel Biddulph. Author's name, William Biddulph, appears in the text. Editor's preface signed: Theophilus Lavender. Second edition extended to cover the years 1609-1611. P. 120 misnumbered 102. Running title reads: The trauels of certaine Englishmen into farre countries. Originally published in 1608 as: The travels of certaine Englishmen into Africa, Asia, Troy, Bythinia, Thracia, and to the Blacke Sea. Travels of certaine Englishmen into Africa, Asia, Troy, Bythinia, Thracia, and to the Blacke Sea. Main Heritage Shelves General G160 .B53 1612 Book Item-ID: i1022628x BIB-ID: 1024264 Show less