The Fayoum: Or, Artists in EgyptH. S. King & Company, 1873 - 298 páginas |
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... immense work was exe- cuted by order of Mahomet Ali . All the ships of Egypt pass through it , and it is the chief artery which connects Cairo with Alexandria . Its com- mercial importance is of the first class , and , thanks to it ...
... immense work was exe- cuted by order of Mahomet Ali . All the ships of Egypt pass through it , and it is the chief artery which connects Cairo with Alexandria . Its com- mercial importance is of the first class , and , thanks to it ...
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... immense covered avenue comprises , in a complete and ad- mirable manner , all the most picturesque and import- ant traffic of the oriental streets ; interminable shops piled with merchandise in extraordinary variety and profusion ...
... immense covered avenue comprises , in a complete and ad- mirable manner , all the most picturesque and import- ant traffic of the oriental streets ; interminable shops piled with merchandise in extraordinary variety and profusion ...
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... immense flexible whips , made of hippo- potamus hide , combining the suppleness of the horse - whip with the precision of the cane , and thus they keep their enemies and their admirers at a re- spectful distance . This formidable whip ...
... immense flexible whips , made of hippo- potamus hide , combining the suppleness of the horse - whip with the precision of the cane , and thus they keep their enemies and their admirers at a re- spectful distance . This formidable whip ...
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... immense skittle - field , or of an army in battle array , which had been instantaneously petrified . From the road we could see that sundry remains of palm branches and ex votos were lying on certain tombs , THE MOURNERS . 33 more ...
... immense skittle - field , or of an army in battle array , which had been instantaneously petrified . From the road we could see that sundry remains of palm branches and ex votos were lying on certain tombs , THE MOURNERS . 33 more ...
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... , the interior being only the regular peristyle of an immense court . Two hundred and thirty marble columns form the bulk of this open building , THE MOSQUE OF AMROU . 43 whose covered portion is 42 ARTISTS IN EGYPT .
... , the interior being only the regular peristyle of an immense court . Two hundred and thirty marble columns form the bulk of this open building , THE MOSQUE OF AMROU . 43 whose covered portion is 42 ARTISTS IN EGYPT .
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