Identifier: travelsinuppereg00weig (find matches)
Title: Travels in the Upper Egyptian deserts
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Weigall, Arthur Edward Pearse Brome, 1880-1934
Subjects: Egypt -- Description and travel Egypt -- Antiquities
Publisher: Edinburgh London, W. Blackwood and sons
Contributing Library: New York University, Institute of Fine Arts Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Kossair. Arabian boats on the beach.—Page 72.
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A street in Kossair. Pl. xiii. The Red Sea Highroad. 81 ously of Boney, discussed the plans of LordNelson, named the yawning natives whom wepassed lazy lubbers, murmured Shiver mytimbers, called one another me hearty, and,in a word, acted faithlessly to the entente cordiale.In camp the remainder of the day was spent inthat vague pottering which the presence of the seaalways induces. There were some beautiful shellsupon the shore to attract one, and natives broughtothers for sale, lying down to sleep in the shade ofthe kitchen tent until we deigned to give themattention. There were sketches to be made andphotographs to be taken. Amidst the houses atthe south end of the town some fragments of aPtolemaic temple were stumbled upon, and theinscriptions thereon had to be copied. These weretoo fragmentary to be of much importance, and,except for the above-mentioned ancient name ofKossair there written, no point of particularinterest requires to be noted here. We lunchedand dined off the most

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