From Sphinx to Oracle: Through the Libyan Desert to the Oasis of Jupiter Ammon

White, Arthur Silva

ISBN 10: 1417906286 / ISBN 13: 9781417906284

Published by Kessinger Publishing, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Sphinx to Oracle: Through the Libyan Desert to the Oasis of Jupiter Ammon
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1417906286
• ISBN 13: 9781417906284
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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Synopsis

1899. With 56 illustrations from photographs by the author, a frontispiece by R. Talbot Kelly, R.B.A. and two maps. Contents: Object of journey; A Retrospect; A Prospect; The Caravan; On the March; Moghara; A Sandstorm; The Desert; In Deepest Desert; The Oasis of Gara; Some Remarks on the Camel; Arrival at Siwa; The Senussi; Jarabub; The Oasis of Siwa; First Impressions; Strong Expressions; On Guard; The Town of Siwa; Reception by the Siwans; Interview with the Wekil; Ma'Lesh!; The Antiquities of Siwa; The Hill of the Mummies; Farewell to Siwa; Meeting with Mojabra; and The Return Journey.