Egypt and Nubia, Their Scenery and Their People: Being Incidents of History and Travel, from the Best and Most Recent Authorities, Including J.L. Burckhardt and Lord Lindsay |
Contents
HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF EGYPTShores of EgyptArrival at Alexandria | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 10 |
CHAPTER III | 19 |
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Egypt and Nubia: Their Scenery and Their People, Being Incidents of History ... J. A. St. John No preview available - 2015 |
Egypt and Nubia, Their Scenery and Their People. Being Incidents of History ... James Augustus St John No preview available - 2016 |
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