My Diary During A Tour Through Egypt Palestine Asia Minor Greecec In 1873

Author : Archibald Pollok Black
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ISBN 13 : 9781330824238
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (242 download)

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Download or read book A Hundred Days in the East, 1865 written by Archibald Pollok Black and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Hundred Days in the East, 1865: A Diary of a Journey to Egypt, Palestine, Turkey in Europe, Greece, the Isles of the Archipelago, and Italy Palestine, though occasionally visited since early in the fourth century by travellers and pilgrims, remained till of late almost a terra incognita. Its geographical limits and position were an unsolved problem, its physical character a hypothesis, whilst its ruined cities and holy shrines were as much enveloped in mystery as its population were misunderstood. A change has, however, taken place within these few years, Syria is now traversed from Sinai to Lebanon, by men of science, artists, antiquaries, and latterly by photographers, whose writings, portfolios, and views have familiarised, to a considerable extent, the reading world with the sacred mountains, bituminous lakes, fruitful valleys, and marvellous ruins of the Holy Land. The number of excellent works, comprising travels, descriptions, and scientific investigations, which have lately issued from the press, have neither sated the demand, nor diminished the desire for further information and details concerning this wondrous country. in proportion as science has extended her limits, geography and geology have become better known, biblical research and Palestinic history have been studied more universally; with equal pace the inquiry widens, and each year more urgent demands arise for definite and exact information, regarding the prominent scenes and localities consecrated in Bible story. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.