View of Ancient and Modern Egypt: With an Outline of Its Natural HistoryOliver, 1844 - 460 pages |
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... EGYPT . GEOLOGY - Valley of the Nile - Alluvial Formation - Primitive Rocks - Serpentine - Of Upper Egypt - Limestone Strata - Val- ley of Cosseir - Sandstone and Trap - Puddingstone - Verde Antico - Natron Rocks - Minerals - Precious ...
... EGYPT . GEOLOGY - Valley of the Nile - Alluvial Formation - Primitive Rocks - Serpentine - Of Upper Egypt - Limestone Strata - Val- ley of Cosseir - Sandstone and Trap - Puddingstone - Verde Antico - Natron Rocks - Minerals - Precious ...
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... Egypt , witnessed the earliest migration of colonists from Asia ; who , in the pursuits of commerce , or in search of more ... Upper Nile . The temples of Nubia , for example , exhibit the same features , whether as to the style of ...
... Egypt , witnessed the earliest migration of colonists from Asia ; who , in the pursuits of commerce , or in search of more ... Upper Nile . The temples of Nubia , for example , exhibit the same features , whether as to the style of ...
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... Egypt shall be brought into a clearer light , the evidence will become more satisfac- tory in favour of an early intercourse between Hindostan and the upper regions of the Nile . It is already ascer- tained that the arts , as practised ...
... Egypt shall be brought into a clearer light , the evidence will become more satisfac- tory in favour of an early intercourse between Hindostan and the upper regions of the Nile . It is already ascer- tained that the arts , as practised ...
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... Upper Egypt , the accumulation of alluvial soil is more rapid there than higher up the stream ; whence it follows that the foundations of ancient buildings in the former district are at as great a depth below the surface as those of ...
... Upper Egypt , the accumulation of alluvial soil is more rapid there than higher up the stream ; whence it follows that the foundations of ancient buildings in the former district are at as great a depth below the surface as those of ...
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... Egypt is chilled by the snowy mountains of Abyssinia . Such are the principal phenomena which characterize the climate of Egypt ... Upper and Lower ; the latitude of Cairo presenting in our day the line of de- marcation . But besides this ...
... Egypt is chilled by the snowy mountains of Abyssinia . Such are the principal phenomena which characterize the climate of Egypt ... Upper and Lower ; the latitude of Cairo presenting in our day the line of de- marcation . But besides this ...
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Alexandria ancient Egypt ancient Egyptians antiquity appears Arabian Arabs architecture arms army authority Belzoni beys Bitter Lakes building Cairo called canal capital celebrated chafing-dish chamber character colour columns Copts covered Dendera Denon described desert Diodorus dynasty edifice Egyp entrance erected Europe European eyes farther feet figures French granite Greek ground height Herodotus hieroglyphs hundred Ibrahim inches inhabitants inscriptions inundation king l'Egypte labour lake land latter length Luxor magnificence Mamlouks Manetho mentioned ments miles modern Mohammed monuments native Nile Nubia Oasis object observed pasha passage period person pillars possession present priests principal Psammeticus Ptolemy pyramids reader Red Sea regard reign remains remarkable resemblance river rock Roman ruins sacred Saladin sand says sculptures side similar statue stone Strabo sultan Syria temple Thebes thousand tion tomb town traveller troops Turks Upper Egypt valley viceroy walls whole