Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. VOYAGE DOWN THE NILE. A STORM ON THE NILE TEMPLES OF ABOU-SIMBEL PTOLEMAIC TEMPLE AT HIEROSYCAMINON KALABSCHE DESCENT OF THE FIRST CATARACT SECOND VISIT TO PHILffi THE PEOPLE OF NUBIA QUARRIES OF SYENE THEBES TEMPLE PALACE AT MEDINET HABOU PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES IN THE TOMBS OF THE ASASEEF THE REMESEUM NEGADEH DENDERA A "tractarian" DILEMMA THE WHITE MONASTERY ANTINOE GROTTOES OF DAYR-E NACHL, AND OF BENI HASSAN MEMPHIS PYEAMID OF MYCERINUS. January 26, 1850. We have been working stoutly down stream against a violent and continuous south wind, and absolutely had to come to an anchor for thirty-six hours yesterday morning. We occupied ourselves with writing and shooting. After dark we lay down among the rocks, and waited for the gazelles and other wild animals to come down and drink. It was a curious scene; the stillness of the desert, the silence and darkness occasionally dispelled by the swift-sailing moon from behind light and shifting clouds, and the timid gazelle or hyena coming trotting down and snuffing the scent of the river. I shot a hyena, but unluckily being loaded with small shot, and the ground being very broken, he got away, after a howl which awakened every echo. As we came back in the jolly-boat the river was so boisterous that we were nearly upset several times. The men were bad and timid boatmen, and began invoking Ali, instead of rowing or punting. Some of our sailors were sea-sick! 21th. We passed the morning chiefly at Ballariych, where, besides the temple, there are Christian remains of great interest, and the afternoon at Abou-Simbel, which we reached about two, p.m. The smaller temple chiefly occupied us, and we agreed that the majestic colossi of the great one would alone repay the voyage from the...
