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=== Extraits de Bruce vol. I ===

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==== vents 350 ====

en mer près Alexandrie B. remarque des nuages très-elevés 
allant au N. en sens contraire du vent.

==== musulm. 351 ====

une prophétie dit que la Mecque doit être prise par les Russes et Alexandrie
deviendra le lieu Saint, dela Cairouan près Tunis puis Rosette.

==== presents 352 ====

I mention this... to show how essential avec presents in the
east: wether it be dates or whether it be diamonds they are
so much a part of their manners that without them an inferior
will never be at peace in his own mind or think that he has a hold
of his superior for his favor or protection

==== obelisk 353 ====

the obelisk of Axum erected by Ptol. evergetes faces the
south directly with a pavement curiously levelled to receive the 
shade (162) voir 163

==== emerald 354 ====

430

[bilur?] veut dire eméraude en Ethiopien ? (207)

==== winds 355 ====

the coasting vessels from [sténo] Sawakim which are
bound to Jiddah in the strength of the summer monsoon stand
357
close in shore down the coast of Abyssinia where they find a
gentle steady east wind blowing all night & a west wind very
often during the day if they are near enough the shore. (211)

==== rains 356 ====

the tropical rains finish in lat 16° (213)

==== 357 ====

358

on the formation of harbours by wind (220)

==== winds 358 ====

Ezechiel (XXVII 6 & 9) shows that 700 years B. Christ they
did not always use sails in the track of the monsoons. (222)

==== water 359 ====

363
[illisible] here on the coast of Abyssinia is there water 
wanting two days <s>?</s> (?)(223)

==== saba 360 ====

Azab or saba on the Aeth. coast is in 13°5' north. 
with an island called crabisland low & desert. the people are
Galla. villages run nearly east & west from Azab to raheeta.

==== 361 ====

foosht island is Lat. 15°59'43' & long. 42°47' (226)

==== tide 362 ====

tide runs 2 knots in the sides of the gulf of Suez (227)

==== water 363 ====

at Koroudel near suez (3 days) is a spring of 
brackish water (234). the natives still call this sea bahr
359
Kolzum, sea of destruction.

==== auth. ====

Dionysius periegesis V.38 et comment. Eustathii in 
eumdem - agathemeri geographia lib II cap. II - strabo XVI

==== Ras M. ====

the moutain of cape [arabe] is in lat. 27°54' (240)

==== 366 ====

many cairo ships are lost in mistaking the entrance of the
clamitic gulf for that of suez (241) 
anchorage of Kella clarega after Isle Jibbel meman (?)

==== blue eyes 367 ====

in M.t ghoudhouah there are people with red hair & blue
eyes (246)

yenbe' 24°3'35'' N et 38°16'30'' E. (258) it is unwholesome.

==== 369 ====

Djar 23°56'9'' a small port. M.t [buder?] hussein near. after
maibeed is port el horma in 23°0'30'' then M.t soub, port miftura 
& M.t Hajoub

==== 370 ====

quelle est la proportion des naissances masculines & feminines 
(284)285)

Does the time of child bearing of the Aras & 
Abyssines not exceed nine years (288

Jidda lat. 28° 0'1'' N et long 39°16'45''

==== 372 ====

Dahlac means island of shepherds (?) (292)

Revision: 22r (#45)

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