Travels in Turkey, Asia-Minor, Syria, and Across the Desert Into Egypt
Travels in Turkey, Asia-Minor, Syria, and Across the Desert Into Egypt

Author: William Wittman

Publisher: Arkose Press

Published: 2015-10-17

Total Pages: 696

ISBN-13: 9781344754255

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Travels in Turkey, Asia-Minor, Syria, and Across the Desert Into Egypt
Travels in Turkey, Asia-Minor, Syria, and Across the Desert Into Egypt

Author: William Wittman

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-10-07

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9781333874254

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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; 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.

Travels in Turkey, Asia-Minor, Syria, and Across the Desert Into Egypt
Travels in Turkey, Asia-Minor, Syria, and Across the Desert Into Egypt

Author: William Wittman

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 694

ISBN-13:

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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.

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
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

Author: William Wittman

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-19

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 9780282437718

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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.

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 Th
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 Th

Author: Richard Phillips

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-02-15

Total Pages: 702

ISBN-13: 9781377548555

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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 T
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 T

Author: William Wittman

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9781230352626

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1803 edition. Excerpt: ...it to an analysis, I found it to contain a large proportion of common sait. The progress we had made on this day's march was about fif teen miles; and in pursuing our route we were gratified by the view of the surprising visual deception, which the French term mirage, and which has been described with great ingenuity by Monge, of the French National Institute. It is peculiar to the desert, and presents the distant appearance of water with such an air of truth and reality, that the shadows of the camels who were in advance, seemed to be reflected on the apparent watery sursace. To give a more extraordinary effect to the illusion, the bodies of these animals appeared to be narrowed and elongated upwards, so as to give them the appearance of trunks of trees, the branches of which had been lopped off. The most elevated of the distant sand hills represented light clouds; while the smaller ones appeared like ships under a press of sail in the midst of beautiful lakes. This phenomenon was more particularly apparent on the levels, which were in some parts covered with a saline substance, finely crystallized, and very shining and brilliant. A portion of this saline matter I collected for future experiments. We left our ground on the 21st, at between three and four in the morning; and, as it was not yet day-light, were preceded by guides carrying torches. We lost our way, notwithstanding, and were detained for nearly two hours. During this day's march we made.two halts; and at length, at half past four in the asternoon, reached our ground of encampment at Bir-el-habt, aster a very laborious and satiguing march of thirty miles. Great numbers of skeletons of camels, horses, and other animals were scattered on the route. The earlier part of our march...