A Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the Various Countries, Places, and Principal Natural Objects in the World, Volume 1 |
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Page 6
... salt , which is ex- ported . It seems probable that Abu - Arisch , which at present is 24 m . from the sea , was formerly much nearer to it , if , indeed , it were not once what Gheran now is , the port of this part of Arabia . This is ...
... salt , which is ex- ported . It seems probable that Abu - Arisch , which at present is 24 m . from the sea , was formerly much nearer to it , if , indeed , it were not once what Gheran now is , the port of this part of Arabia . This is ...
Page 7
... Salt found its air hot and dry , and the beds of the rivers without water . The year is sometimes divided into four , but more properly into three , seasons . Winter ( kramt ) is the season of rain , which always falls in great ...
... Salt found its air hot and dry , and the beds of the rivers without water . The year is sometimes divided into four , but more properly into three , seasons . Winter ( kramt ) is the season of rain , which always falls in great ...
Page 8
... Salt adds a new species called goodie - goodie , the size of the common falcon . Storks , partridges , snipes , pigeons , and swallows , occur Bruce never saw a wood- in great number and variety . cock , sparrow , magpie , or bat ; and ...
... Salt adds a new species called goodie - goodie , the size of the common falcon . Storks , partridges , snipes , pigeons , and swallows , occur Bruce never saw a wood- in great number and variety . cock , sparrow , magpie , or bat ; and ...
Page 9
... Salt shows that the Axumites had received amongst them the religion and the arts of foreigners , and that they made use of the Grecian language in the inscriptions on their monuments . The port of Axum , Adulis , was the channel by ...
... Salt shows that the Axumites had received amongst them the religion and the arts of foreigners , and that they made use of the Grecian language in the inscriptions on their monuments . The port of Axum , Adulis , was the channel by ...
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... Salt and other late travellers . Our limits will not permit of our attempting to lay before the reader any sketch of the history of Abyssinia ; and though we had abundance of space , the subject is too uninteresting to attract attention ...
... Salt and other late travellers . Our limits will not permit of our attempting to lay before the reader any sketch of the history of Abyssinia ; and though we had abundance of space , the subject is too uninteresting to attract attention ...
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