Four Months in Algeria: With a Visit to Carthage |
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... Coast- Harbourless Sea - View of Cherchell - Its Capture by the French - Tenez - Coast of the Dahra - Arrival at Oran - Its Acquisition by France - Uncertain Policy of the Government -Evil of Concessions - Population of Oran ...
... Coast- Harbourless Sea - View of Cherchell - Its Capture by the French - Tenez - Coast of the Dahra - Arrival at Oran - Its Acquisition by France - Uncertain Policy of the Government -Evil of Concessions - Population of Oran ...
Page x
... Coast - Djidjelli - Collo - Anchorage of Stora - Remains of Rusicada - Ancient Records of Vulgarity -Neighbourhood of Philippeville - Civil and Military Terri- tory - Panic of a Kabyle Girl - Deserted Villages - Site of Philippeville ...
... Coast - Djidjelli - Collo - Anchorage of Stora - Remains of Rusicada - Ancient Records of Vulgarity -Neighbourhood of Philippeville - Civil and Military Terri- tory - Panic of a Kabyle Girl - Deserted Villages - Site of Philippeville ...
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... coast . The pedestrian can get away from the town without the exertion of climbing a steep ascent of seven or eight hundred feet ; and although the surrounding country is inferior in beauty to the immediate neighbourhood of Algiers , it ...
... coast . The pedestrian can get away from the town without the exertion of climbing a steep ascent of seven or eight hundred feet ; and although the surrounding country is inferior in beauty to the immediate neighbourhood of Algiers , it ...
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... coast , which it probably struck at all points where the nature of the shore allowed the formation of a marine town , and finally terminated at Carthage . Icosium could never have been a place of any magnitude ; for before the building ...
... coast , which it probably struck at all points where the nature of the shore allowed the formation of a marine town , and finally terminated at Carthage . Icosium could never have been a place of any magnitude ; for before the building ...
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... coast are Spaniards , —and he told me that I was standing on the object of my search . My attention being thus directed to the matter , I did soon after- wards observe a stone with an almost obliterated Latin inscription on it ; but ...
... coast are Spaniards , —and he told me that I was standing on the object of my search . My attention being thus directed to the matter , I did soon after- wards observe a stone with an almost obliterated Latin inscription on it ; but ...
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Abd-el-Kader Africa Algeria Algiers ancient animal appeared Arabs army arrived Arzew Atlas Aurès Batna Blidah Bona Boudouaou Bougie brought built camels camp Cape caravanserai Carthage character Cheliff Cherchell chief cisterns coast commandant Constantine course cultivation descends distance eight elevation Emperor European existed extremely feet Fonduck fortification four francs French Government ground Guelma harbour hills horses houses immediate neighbourhood inscription Isser Jemappes Kabyle Kabyle language L'Arbâ labour land latter limestone lion Magaria Maison Carrée marabout Maskara Mazagran Mechouar Médéah Metidja miles military Moorish Morocco mosque Mostaganem mountains mules native nearly night occupied officer Oran passed Philippeville plain plateau population probably province remains river road Roman route ruins Sahel Sebaou Sebkah seemed side Sidi soil soldiers spahi Spaniards steamer stone tion Tizi-Ouzou Tlemçen told tomb town tribe Tunis valley village walls whole wild
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