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CONTENTS.

JOSEPH PITTON DE TOURNEFORT.

Born 1656.—Died 1708.

Born at Aix—Education—Early passion for botany—Philosophy of
Descartes—Aversion for the study of theology—Travels in France—Spain—The
Pyrenees—Taken for a robber—Publishes his first work—Commanded
to travel in the East—Candia—Mount Ida—Constantinople—Black
Sea—Erzeroom—Georgia—Returns to Smyrna—France—Death 7


DR. THOMAS SHAW.

Born 1692.—Died 1751.

Born at Kendal—Educated at Oxford—Appointed chaplain of Algiers—Arrives
in Africa—Environs of Algiers—Departs for Egypt—Alexandria—Cairo—Site
of Memphis—Origin and destination of the Pyramids—Animals
of Egypt—Dancing Serpents—Cannibals—Visit to
Mount Sinai—Hospitality of the Arabs—Route of the Israelites—Is
plundered by the Arabs—Curiosities of the desert—Waters of Marab—Returns
to Egypt—Descends the Nile—Sails for Syria—Is taken
prisoner and ransomed—Extraordinary ignis fatuus—Prodigious
flights of storks—Water-*spouts—Returns to Algiers—Arabs of Africa—Marries—Earthquakes—Visits
the kingdom of Tunis—Ruins of
Carthage—Lake of Tunis—City of Tunis—Roman ruins—Virgil's
Nympharum Domns—The Lesser Syrtis—Lake of Marks—Yellow-*haired
Kabyli—Natural history of Barbary—Locust clouds—Music—Eating
of lions—Complexion of the Moors—Superstition—Returns to
England—Dies 19


FREDERIC HASSELQUIST.

Born 1722.—Died 1752.

Born in Eastern Gothland—Studies at Upsal—Acquires the friendship
of Linnæus—Conceives the design of travelling in the East—Mode of
raising travelling funds—Studies the oriental languages—Embarks at
Stockholm—Arrives in the Grecian Archipelago—Harbour of Milo—Strange
costume of the women—Island of Scio—State of medical
science in the East—Smyrna—The Frank carnival—Dances—Beginning
of Spring—Beautiful flowers and plants—Turkish cemetery—Excursion
to Magnesia—Impregnation of figs—Sails for Egypt—Gardens
of Alexandria—Asses of Egypt—Rosetta—Women hatching