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'The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.'
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XXVI CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XX.
[Page 486 to 532.]
THE plSHALIKS OF GAZA AND DAMASCUS.
Surface of Gaza.—Rivers and Mountains.—Towns of Jemn, Samaria, and Nabulus.—Ebal
and Gerizijn.—Towns of Jaffa, Lydda, Eamleh, 'Askulan, Gaza, Hebron, and Beth
lehem.—Cisterns of Solomon.—Jerusalem.—Surface of Damascus.—Mountains.—
Abana and Pharpar.—Districts of Ez Szaffa, El Lowa, the Ledja, &c.—Ezra, SaleiB,
Nejran, Medjedel, and Shaara,—Jebel Haouran.—Soueida.—Zaele.—Kanouat.—
Shohba.—Plain of the Haouran,—Es Szanamein, El Mezareib, Kemtha, Zerka, and
the Decapolis.—El Kura, Gadara, 'Ajlun, and Jerash.—Persea Proper.—River Amon.
—Omm-el rasas, Madeba, Hesban, Zey, El Belka, Szalt, Jebel Jel'ad.—Ammon—
Kerak.—Moab—Palmyra.—Damascus.
CHAPTEE XXI.
[Page 533 to 558.]
CLIMATE, PRODUCTIONS, PEOPLE, AND SOCIAL STATE OF SYRIA.
Climate—Soil.—Surface.—Minerals.—Animal and Vegetable Productions.—Imports.
Exports.—Ancient Divisions.—Ancient People, Religions, &c.—Angaries, Syrians
and Assassins, Hebrews, Arabs, Armenians, Mitaulis, Maronites, Druses, Kurds,
Turkomans, Turks, and Fellahs Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. .—Administration of Justice.—Tenures of Property.
Taxes.—Customs.—Avanias; Social State of the People.—Population.
CHAPTER XXII.
[Page 559 to 593.]
ARABIA.
Situation, Extent, &c.—Mountains of Arabia.—Persian and Arabian Gulfs.—Winds, Com-
merce, &c.—Lakes and Rivers.—Mirage.—General Surface; Plateau, and Deserts of
Arabia. Temperature. Rain.—Desert Winds.-Loss of Caravans.-Animal and
Vegetable Productions.—Manufactures.—Imports and Exports.
CHAPTER XXIII.
[Page 594 to 625.]
ARABIA PETRjEA, THE HIJAZ, AND TEHAMEH.
Description of Arabia Petrsea and Wadf Musa.-Medina.-Description of the Mosque -
Country eastward of the City.- Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Fatimah—City of Mekkah.-The Mosque and
Flam of Arafat.—Taif—lTemen and the Coffee Country.—Tehameh.—Lohayah.—
Island of Kamran.—Towns ofHodeida, Mokha, Beit-el-Fakih, and Zebid—Sarwat.—
Jf 11 a ;~ ~ den -~ Ta ' ez —Goffee Plantations.—District of Belad-el-Jdf, and Cities of
Mareb and Saba.—Belad-el-Salah-ed-din, and Belad-el-Sherff.

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The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.

Publication Details: London : Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1850 Printed by W. Clowes and sons, Stamford Street.

Notes: Printer's name from colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. . Only two volumes of text and an atlas containing the maps were published.

Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description: xxvii, [3], 799, [1] p., [29] leaves of plates (1 folded), (the plates are numbered: 1, 3-9, 11-26, 28, 33, 37, 39, 42-43). Vol. 1, p. 705-706 and p. 707-708 are fold-out leaves.

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'The Expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. In four volumes. With fourteen maps and charts, and embellished with ninety-seven plates, besides numerous wood-cuts. Volume the first.'
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front, back, spine, head, edge, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:30, 1:8, 8a, 8a, 9:34, 34a:34b, 35:48, 48a:48b, 49:92, 92a:92b, 93:114, 114a:114b, 115:116, 116a:116b, 117:138, 138a:138b, 139:189, 188:198, 198a:198b, 199:208, 208a:208b, 209:212, 212a:212b, 213:230, 230a:230b, 231:266, 266a:266b, 267:310, 310a:310b, 311:324, 324a:324b, 325:336, 336a:336b, 337:350, 350a:350b, 351:368, 368a:368b, 369:392, 392a:392b, 393:406, 406a:406b, 407:426, 426a:426b, 427:432, 432a:432b, 433:470, 470a:470b, 471:490, 490a:490b, 491:526, 526a:526b, 527:596, 596a:596b, 597:616, 616a:616b, 617:622, 622a:622b, 623:636, 636a:636b, 637:704, 704a, 705, 705, 707:802, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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Chesney, Francis Rawdon
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