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Extraits de Bruce vol. I[modifier]
355
vents 350[modifier]
en mer près Alexandrie B. remarque des nuages très-elevés allant au N. en sens contraire du vent.
musulm. 351[modifier]
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[modifier]
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[modifier]
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[modifier]
430
[bilur?] veut dire eméraude en Ethiopien ? (207)
winds 355[modifier]
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[modifier]
the tropical rains finish in lat 16° (213)
357[modifier]
358
on the formation of harbours by wind (220)
winds 358[modifier]
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[modifier]
363
[illisible] here on the coast of Abyssinia is there water
wanting two days ? (?)(223)
saba 360[modifier]
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[modifier]
foosht island is Lat. 15°59'43' & long. 42°47' (226)
tide 362[modifier]
tide runs 2 knots in the sides of the gulf of Suez (227)
water 363[modifier]
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.[modifier]
Dionysius periegesis V.38 et comment. Eustathii in eumdem - agathemeri geographia lib II cap. II - strabo XVI
Ras M.[modifier]
the moutain of cape [arabe] is in lat. 27°54' (240)
366[modifier]
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[modifier]
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[modifier]
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[modifier]
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[modifier]
Dahlac means island of shepherds (?) (292)