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TRAVELS
IN
THE GREAT DESERT OF SAHARA,
IN THE YEARS OF 1845 AND 1846.
CONTAINING
A NARRATIVE OF PERSONAL ADVENTURES, DURING A TOUR OF NINE MONTHS THROUGH THE DESERT, AMONGST THE TOUARICKS AND OTHER TRIBES OF SAHARAN PEOPLE;
INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF
THE OASES AND CITIES OF GHAT, GHADAMES, AND MOURZUK.
BY JAMES RICHARDSON.
Φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
LONDON:
RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET,
Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.
M.D.CCC.XLVIII.
Table of Contents
page Volume I. Introduction xi Illustrations xxxii I. From Tunis to Tripoli 1 II. From Tripoli to the Mountains 25 III. From the Mountains to Ghadames 41 IV. Residence in Ghadames to Beginning of the Ramadan 89 V. The Fast of the Ramadan 129 VI. The Fast of the Ramadan 159 VII. Fast of the Ramadan 190 VIII. Fast of the Ramadan 221
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class="pgexternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">IX. Continued Residence in Ghadames 246 X. Continued Residence in Ghadames 277 XI. Continued Residence in Ghadames 301 XII. Preparations for going to Soudan 330 XIII. Preparations for going to Soudan 358 XIV. From Ghadames to Ghat 383 XV. From Ghadames to Ghat 410 Volume II. Illustrations ii XVI. Residence in Ghat 1 XVII. Residence in Ghat 34 XVIII. Residence in Ghat 56 XIX. Abandon the Tour to Soudan 77 XX. Continued Residence in Ghat 115 XXI. Continued Residence in Ghat 152 XXII. Preparations for Departure to Fezzan
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189 XXIII. From Ghat to Mourzuk 224 XXIV. From Ghat to Mourzuk 270 XXV. Residence at Mourzuk 308 XXVI. Residence at Mourzuk 336 XXVII. From Mourzuk to Sockna 363 XXVIII. From Mourzuk to Sockna 386 XXIX. Residence in Sockna 408 XXX. From Sockna to Misratah 433 XXXI. From Misratah to Tripoli 460
List of Illustrations
page Volume I. Plates. Portrait of the Author facing Title-page. Map of the Desert viii Slave Caravan xxxii Wood-Cuts. Arab Tents 30 Facsimile Specimen of the Writing of a Young Taleb 114 Manner of drawing Water from Wells 127 Great Spring of
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Ghadames 185 Bas-Relief 210 Square of Fountains 225 City of Ghadames 268 Cistern of an Ancient Tower 282 Negro's Head 303 Ancient Ruins of Ghadames 357 Region of Sands 407 Rocking Rock 436 Volume II. Plates. A Sand Storm facing Title-page. Wood-Cuts. Architectural detail of Houses 71 Stones for grinding Corn 81 Touaricks seated in the Shelly 108 View of the Town of Ghat from the Oasis 163 Governor's Palace, Ghat 198 Dress of Touarick Men 207 Dress of Touarick Men showing Litham 209 "The Demon's Palace" 243 Shapes of Desert Mosques 269 Targhee Scout 302 Detail of Talisman 418 Carved Stone, Ancient Roman Station of Septimus Severus 445
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Transcriber's Notes
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2. 'th' in dates has been italicised consistently.
3. There are numerous spelling inconsistencies in proper and place names as well as within
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accented characters. These have been left as printed.
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