Excerpt from Travels in Turkey, Asia-Minor, Syria, and Across the Desert Into Egypt: During the Years 1799, 1800, and 1801, in Company With the Turkish Army, and the British Military Mission; Also Through Germany, Holland, &C. On the Return to England Attached in a professional capacity to the British M i litary Mission which accompanied the army of the Grand Vizier in its route through Turkey, Syria, and Egypt, du ring the late memorable campaign, he was certainly in a situation peculiarly advantageous for observing the man ners, customs, and habits of the Turkish nation, not only in peace, but in war. His profession afforded him many opportunities for improving these advantages, by an inti mate communication not only with the Grand Vizier him self, but with the principal personages of the Ottoman empire. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from Travels in Turkey, Asia-Minor, Syria, and Across the Desert Into Egypt During the Years 1799, 1800, and 1801, in Company With the Turkish Army, and the British Military Mission: To Which Are Annexed, Observations on the Plague, and on the Diseases Prevalent in Turkey, and a Meteorological Journal Attached in a profeflional capacity to the Britifh Military Miffion which accompanied the army of the Grand Vizierl in its route through Turkey, Syria, and Egypt, during the late memorable'cam paign, he was certainly in a fituation peculiarly advantageous for obferving the manners, cuftoms, and habits of the Turkifli nation, not only in peace, but in war. His profefiion afforded him many Opportunities for improving thefe advanta'ges, _by an intimate com munication not only with the Grand Vizier himfelfl'but with the principal perfonages of the Ottoman empire. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
A historic travelogue with an eye toward the medical conditions encountered along the way, this rare book sheds light on western Asia from a unique vantage-point. Wittman describes his journey through Turkey, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt, noting along the way the diseases suffered by the residents, and brings the world of ancient western Asia to life through his vivid writing.
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