The Land of Midian - Volume I

The Land of Midian - Volume I

Richard Francis Burton, english geographer, explorer, pastry chef, translator, writer, soldier (1821-1890)


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Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- DEDICATION

-03- MOTTO

-04- PREFACE

-05- PART I. THE MARCH THROUGH MADYAN PROPER NORTH MIDIAN

-06- CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY FROM TRIESTE TO MIDIAN

-07- CHAPTER II. THE START FROM EL MUWAYLAH TO THE WHITE MOUNTAIN AND 'AYNÚAH

-08- CHAPTER III. BREAKING NEW GROUND TO MAGHÁIR SHU'AYB

-09- CHAPTER IV. NOTICES OF PRECIOUS METALS IN MIDIAN THE PAPYRI AND THE MEDIÆVAL ARAB GEOGRAPHERS

-10- CHAPTER V. WORK AT AND EXCURSIONS FROM MAGHÁIR SHU'AYB

-11- CHAPTER VI. TO MAKNÁAND OUR WORK THERE THE MAGÁNI OR MAKNÁWIS

-12- CHAPTER VII. CRUISE FROM MAKNÁTO EL 'AKABAH

-13- CHAPTER VIII. CRUISE FROM EL 'AKABAH TO EL MUWAYLAH THE SHIPWRECK ESCAPEDRÉSUMÉ OF THE NORTHERN JOURNEY

-14- PART II. THE MARCH THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN MIDIAN

-15- CHAPTER IX. WORK IN AND AROUND EL MUWAYLAH

-16- CHAPTER X. THROUGH EAST MIDIAN TO THE HISMÁ

-17- FOOTNOTES