Proceedings of the expedition to explore the northern coast of Africa, from Tripoly eastward by Frederick William Beechey and Henry William Beechey

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Author

Beechey, H. W. (Henry William), 1789?-1862

Title

Proceedings of the expedition to explore the northern coast of Africa, from Tripoly eastward : in MDCCCXXI. and MDCCCXXII., comprehending an account of the Greater Syrtis and Cyrenaica; and of the ancient cities composing the pentapolis

Original Publication

United Kingdom: John Murray, 1828.

Credits

Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa

Subject

Sidra, Gulf of (Libya)

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 71318

Release Date

August 2, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXPEDITION TO EXPLORE THE NORTHERN COAST OF AFRICA, FROM TRIPOLY EASTWARD;
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.LIST OF PLATES.
4. 4.INTRODUCTION.
5. 5.CHAPTER I.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. — Geographical Remarks on the Towns and District of Tripoly.
7. 7.CHAPTER III.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV.
9. 9.CHAPTER V.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX.
14. 14.CHAPTER X.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX.
24. 24.APPENDIX. — OBSERVATIONS ON THE PORTS AND HARBOURS FROM TRIPOLY TO DERNA, IN THEIR ACTUAL CONDITION. — REMARKS ON THE NAVAL AFFAIRS OF THE ANCIENTS, AND THE RATES OF SAILING OF THEIR VESSELS AT DIFFERENT PERIODS. — RATES OF SAILING OF ANCIENT VESSELS. — OBSERVATIONS ON ROAD MEASUREMENTS DEDUCED FROM THE ORDINARY WALKING PACE OF HORSES AND CAMELS.
25. 25.Transcriber's note:

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