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Egypt's place in universal history: an historical investigationBook of the dead

Egyptian language, Egyptian language--Papyri, Hieroglyphic, Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic, Chronology, Historical, History, Ancient, History, Ancient, History, DT83 .B94 1848

Trans. from the German by Charles H. Cottrell.
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DT83 .B94 1848
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vol.2
Item-ID: i20236608
BIB-ID: 1010275
Show moreTrans. from the German by Charles H. Cottrell.
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DT83 .B94 1848
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vol.2
Item-ID: i20236608
BIB-ID: 1010275
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Dawnings of light in the East: with Biblical, historical, and statistical notices of persons and places visited during a mission to the Jews, in Persia, Coordistan, and Mesopotamia

Description and travel, DS48.5 .S73 1854, 266 St4a 1854

by the Rev. Henry A. Stern.
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The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris: carried on by order of the British Government in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837 ; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and IndusExpedition to the Euphrates and Tigris by Col. Chesney

Description and travel, DS48 .C44 1850

In four volumes. By Lieut.-Colonel Chesney.
Only published vol 1 and 2.
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DS48 .C44 1850
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vol.2
Item-ID: i20235033
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Show moreIn four volumes. By Lieut.-Colonel Chesney.
Only published vol 1 and 2.
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DS48 .C44 1850
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vol.2
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BIB-ID: 1021569
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The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris: carried on by order of the British Government in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837 ; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and IndusExpedition to the Euphrates and Tigris by Col. Chesney

Description and travel, DS48 .C44 1850

In four volumes. By Lieut.-Colonel Chesney.
Only published vol 1 and 2.
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DS48 .C44 1850
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vol.1
Item-ID: i10199330
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Show moreIn four volumes. By Lieut.-Colonel Chesney.
Only published vol 1 and 2.
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DS48 .C44 1850
Book
vol.1
Item-ID: i10199330
BIB-ID: 1021569
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Historical and tourist map of Halab

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A journal, comprising an account of the loss of the brig Commerce: of Hartford, (Con.) James Riley, master, upon the western coast of Africa, August 28th, 1815; also of the slavery and sufferings of the author and the rest of the crew, upon the desert of Zahara, in the years 1815, 1816, 1817; with accounts of the manners, customs, and habits of the wandering Arabs; also, a brief historical and geographical view of the continent of Africa

Commerce (Brig), Slavery, Slavery--Africa, North, Description and travel, DT339 .R6 1831

by Archibald Robbins.
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A voyage from England to India, in the year MDCCLIV: And an historical narrative of the operations of the squadron and army in India, under the command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive in the years 1755, 1756, 1757; including a correspondence between the admiral and the nabob Serajah Dowlah ... Also, a journey from Persia to England, by an unusual route. With an appendix, containing an account of the diseases prevalent in Admiral Watson's squadron: description of most of the trees, shrubs, and plants of India ... also a copy of a letter written by a late ingenious physician, on the disorders incidental to Europeans at Gombroon in the Gulph of Persia

Watson, Charles , 1714-1757, Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Botany, Botany--India, Botany, Medical, Description and travel, History, Description and travel, DS47.5 .I94 1773

By Edward Ives.
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DS47.5 .I94 1773
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Item-ID: i15531703
BIB-ID: 1006300
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DS47.5 .I94 1773
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The historical Karacaahmet Cemetery in Üsküdar, Istanbul

Karacaahmet Mezarllıǧi., Cemeteries, Tombs, Sepulchral monuments

The photograph shows the Karacaahmet Cemetery, an historic cemetery located in Üsküdar. Karacaahmet cemetery is the oldest in Istanbul.
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Show moreThe photograph shows the Karacaahmet Cemetery, an historic cemetery located in Üsküdar. Karacaahmet cemetery is the oldest in Istanbul.
Title and date devised by Library staff.
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HC.HP.2017.0114
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Item-ID: i2447082x
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Historical and other information connected with the province of Oman, Muskat, Bahrein, and other places in the Persian Gulf: Reports on the island of Kenn, on Bassadore, the harbour of Grane, and the island of Pheleechi ; The rise and progress of ... the Arab tribes of the Persian Gulf ... ; Chronological table of events from 1716 to 1843 connected with the Government of Muskat, and the Arab tribes of the Persian Gulf ; Rise and progress of the Government of Muskat ... ; Treaties, engagements &c. with the Imaum of Muskat &c. ; Notes of a visit to Zanzibar in ... 1834 ; Information connected with the posse missions, revenues, families, &c. of the Imaum of Muskat, the ruler of Bahrein, and the chiefs of the maritime Arab states in the Persian Gulf ; Historical sketches of the ... tribes of Arabs from 1716 to 1853 ; Memoir descriptive of the navigation of the Gulf of Persia ... ; Measures adopted by the by the British Government for the suppression of the slave trade in the Persian Gulf

Slave trade, Slave trade--Great Britain, History, Navigation, Foreign relations, DS235 .B66 1856

compiled & edited by R. Hughes Thomas.
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DS235 .B66 1856
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Item-ID: i15806327
BIB-ID: 2526434
Includes bibliographical...
Show morecompiled & edited by R. Hughes Thomas.
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DS235 .B66 1856
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Item-ID: i15806327
BIB-ID: 2526434
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Egypt's place in universal history: an historical investigation in five books / Volume 2Aegyptens Stelle in der Weltgeschichte. EnglishSanchuniathonBook of the dead

Book of the dead, Egyptian language, Chronology, Historical, History, Ancient, History, History, DT83 .B94

by Christian C.J. Bunsen ; translated from the German, by Charles H. Cottrell.
"With additions by Samuel Birch ..."--T.p. of vol. V.
"Appendix of...
Show moreby Christian C.J. Bunsen ; translated from the German, by Charles H. Cottrell.
"With additions by Samuel Birch ..."--T.p. of vol. V.
"Appendix of authorities. Veterum scriptorum de rebus ægyptiacis et de Babyloniorum Tyriorumque temporibus fragmenta"--Vol. I, p. [601]-731.
"The funereal ritual, or Book of the dead. Translated by Samuel Birch": vol. V, p. [123]-333.
"Philonis Byblii fragmenta quæ ad Phœnicum cosmogoniam et antiquissimam populi historiam spectant. Recensuit et illustravit ... Bunsen"--Vol. V, p. [789]-854.
Includes bibliographical references and index (v. 5).
Also issued online.
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Loyalties; Mesopotamia, 1914-1917: a personal and historical record

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns, World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey and the Near East--Mesopotamia, D568.5 .W6, 940/.415

Bibliography: p. [xxi]-xxxvi.
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Persia and the Moslems: an historical and descriptive account of Persia from the earliest ages to the present times, including the Moslems in Arabia, Turkey, India, Egypt and Palestine

DS258 .N98 1924

by Samuel K. Nweeya.
Previous editions, with variations of text and arrangement, have title: Persia, the land of the magi or the home of the wise men.
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Previous editions, with variations of text and arrangement, have title: Persia, the land of the magi or the home of the wise men.
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Views in Palestine, from the original drawings of Luigi Mayer, with an historical and descriptive account of the country, and its remarkable places: Vues en Palestine, d'après les dessins originaux de Luigi Mayer

Mayer, Luigi, NC257.M388 A4 1804b

English and French.
[With his Views in Egypt ... London, 1804].
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[With his Views in Egypt ... London, 1804].
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Historical portraiture of leading events in the life of Ali Pacha, Vizier of Epirus, surnamed the Lion

Ali Paşa , 1744?-1822, DR965 .H57 1823

in a series of designs drawn by W. Davenport & engraved by G. Hunt, with a biographical sketch.
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DR965 .H57 1823
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Show morein a series of designs drawn by W. Davenport & engraved by G. Hunt, with a biographical sketch.
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DR965 .H57 1823
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Item-ID: i10102851
BIB-ID: 1011921
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Seville: an historical and descriptive account of "the pearl of Andalusia"

Art, Art--Spain--Seville, Painters, Painters--Spain, Description and travel, DP402.S4 C35 1907

by Albert F. Calvert; with 300 illustrations.
"The painters on Seville, by Albert F. Calvert and C. Gasquoine Hartley": p. 107-134.
Plates printed on...
Show moreby Albert F. Calvert; with 300 illustrations.
"The painters on Seville, by Albert F. Calvert and C. Gasquoine Hartley": p. 107-134.
Plates printed on both sides.
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DP402.S4 C35 1907
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Item-ID: i10176251
BIB-ID: 1019261
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Israel's settlement in Canaan: the Biblical tradition and its historical background

Jews--History, Jews--History--To 953 B.C, Jews, DS121 .B93i 1919

Egypt: descriptive, historical and picturesque

Description and travel, DT54 .E24 1898, 916.2

by G. Ebers ; translated from the original German by Clara Bell, with an introduction and notes by S. Birch.
Includes index.
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Show moreby G. Ebers ; translated from the original German by Clara Bell, with an introduction and notes by S. Birch.
Includes index.
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DT54 .E24 1898
Book
vol. 1
Item-ID: i10085737
BIB-ID: 1010209
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Mount Lebanon: a ten year's residence from 1842 to 1852 describing the manners, customs, and religion of its inhabitants with a full & correct account of the Druse religion, and containing historical records of the mountain tribes from personal intercourse with their chiefs and other authentic sources

Druzes, DS99.L4 C5 1994

by Colonel Churchill.
Folded map inserted in vol. 1.
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Folded map inserted in vol. 1.
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Jerusalem: a historical Sketch

Description and travel, DS109 .C87 1924

Several voyages to Barbary: containing an historical and geographical account of the country. With the hardships, sufferings, and manner of redeeming Christian slaves. Together with a curious description of Mequinez, Oran, and Alcazar. With a journal of the late siege and surrender of Oran. To which are added the maps of Barbary, and the sea-coasts; the prospects of Mequinez and Alcazar; an exact plan of Oran, and a view of the ancient Roman ruins near Mequinez. All design'd by Captain Henry Boyde. The whole illustrated with notes, historical and criticalVoyage pour la rédemption des captifs aux royaumes d'Alger et de Tunis. English

Slavery, Slavery--Africa, North, Trinitarians, History, DT291 .L36 1736

A voyage to Barbary, for the redemption of captives [by J.B. de La Faye] -- Appendix. Being the history, ancient and modern, of Oran and Al-Marsa ...
Show moreA voyage to Barbary, for the redemption of captives [by J.B. de La Faye] -- Appendix. Being the history, ancient and modern, of Oran and Al-Marsa [by John Morgan?] -- Journal of the Spaniards proceedings in their late conquests of Oran and Al-Marsa. Englished from the French originals: with some useful annotations. [M. l'Abbe Boulet].
First ed. pub. in 1735 under title: A voyage to Barbary, for the redemption of captives.
According to the Bodleian Library record, this is a translation by Joseph Morgan of Philémon de la Motte's 'Voyage pour la redemption des captifs aux royaumes d'Alger et de Tunis', which was first published in English in the same year as 'Voyage to Algiers and Tunis, for the redemption of captives'. However, other libraries attribute the work to Jean de La Faye.
Title page in red and black.
Errata appears at end of contents.
Woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initial letters.
"A map of the kingdoms &c. of Barbary, J. Mynde sc." facing title page; "A chart of the sea coast from Cape Cautin in Barbary to the Lizard Point in England" facing p. 3; "A plan of Oran and its neighbourhood wherein are comprised all its castles &c, E. Bowen sculpt." following p. 20 in appendix.
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DT291 .L36 1736
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Item-ID: i10176238
BIB-ID: 1019259
Includes bibliographical references.
From the historical library collection of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, transferred to King's on permanent loan in 2007. UkLU-K
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