"بعثة لإجراء عملية مسح لنهري دجلة والفرات، تم تنفيذها بأمر من الحكومة البريطانية، في السنوات ١٨٣٥، ١٨٣٦، ١٨٣٧؛ تسبقها إشعارات جغرافية وتاريخية للمناطق الواقعة بين نهري النيل والسند. في أربعة مجلّدات. مع أربع عشرة خريطة ورسمًا، ومزينة بثلاث عشرة لوحة، بالإضافة للعديد من الرسومات بالحفر على الخشب. المجلّد الأول." [‎٤‎٨‎٢] (٩٠٥/٥٦٩)

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town of 'akka.
[chap. xix.
Ceesarea Palestina; which was constructed at such enormous
cost by Herod the Great, in honour of his patron Augustus. 1
Near Attlit, about twelve miles northward, along the coast,
are the remains of the ancient city of Pelegrino, with its port
and castle ; and eight miles further north is Mount Carmel.
Jebei Mar The sides of the striking headland of Jebel Mar Elias present
masses of limestone, partially shaded by olive and walnut
trees; to these, higher up, succeed a variety of shrubs and
odoriferous plants, forming in some places thick brushwood;
which, however, becomes scanty towards the summit. The
latter is occupied by a summer-house, erected by Abdu-llah
Pasha, and by the Carmelite convent, overlooking the sea,
at the western extremity. In the rock below the latter is the
extensive grotto, supposed to be that of Elias, and many
smaller excavations; and at the termination of the northern
slope of the mountain are two castellated buildings, between
which is Kaifa, probably Ephah, 2 a small walled town, with
a mole and anchorage, defended by the lower castle. A little
beyond the latter is the southern extremity of a fine bay,
about nine miles in extent; on the northern horn of which
stands Acre, the capital of the district.
The Jezzar In addition to about 2500 stone-built terraced houses,
Acre, properly Akka, contains a fine arched bazar, several
mosques, khans,-baths, and other public buildings; amongst
which may be noticed the arsenal, granary, and the Latin
convent, which is a very large building ; also the Serai of the
Pasha; and, nearly in the centre of the town, the Jezzar
Jami'. The last, which is amongst the finest mosques in
Asiatic Turkey, was constructed by the celebrated Pasha of
that name (Jezzar, or Butcher) with ancient materials, chiefly
brought from Kaisariyeh. The interior displays arabesque
walls, partly covered with fine marble; and the exterior a
grand cupola, a lofty minareh, a fine entrance portico, and a
spacious court, with a fountain shaded by trees: a covered
1 Benjamin of Tudela, by A. Asher, p. 65; and Josephus, Ant., XV.,
cap. ix., sec. 6.
2 Isaiah, chap. LX., v. 6.